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[Music] Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill author's preface in every chapter of this book mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than 500 exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analized over a long period of years the secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie more than a quarter of a Century ago The canny Lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind when I was but a boy then he sat back in his chair with a merry twinkle in his eyes and watched carefully to see

if I had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had said to me when he saw that I had grasp the idea he asked if I would be willing to spend 20 years or more preparing myself to take it to the world to men and women Who without the secret might go through life as failures I said I would and with Mr Carnegie's cooperation I have kept my promise this book contains the secret after having been put to a practical test by thousands of people in almost every Walk of Life it was

Mr Carnegie's idea that the magic formula which gave him a stupendous Fortune ought to be placed Within Reach of people who do not have time to Investigate how men make money and it was his hope that I might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the experience of men and women in every calling he believed the formula should be taught in all public schools and colleges and express the opinion that if it were properly taught it would so revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school could be reduced to less

than half his experience with Charles M Schwab and Other young men of Mr Schwab's type convinced Mr Carnegie that much of that which is taught in the schools is of no value whatsoever in connection with the business of earning a living or accumulating riches he had arrived at this decision because he had taken into his business one young man after another many of them with but little schooling and by coaching them in the use of this formula developed in them rare leadership Moreover his coaching made fortunes for everyone of them who followed his instructions in

the chapter on faith you will read the astounding story of the organization of the giant United States Steel Corporation as it was ConEd and carried out by one of the young men through whom Mr Carnegie proved that his formula will work for all who are ready for it this single application of the secret by that young man Charles M Schwab made Him a huge fortune in both money and opportunity roughly speaking this particular application of the formula was worth $600 million these facts and they are facts well known to almost everyone who knew Mr Carnegie

give you a fair idea of what the reading of this book may bring to you provided you know what it is that you want even before it had undergone 20 years of practical testing the secret Was passed on to more than 100,000 men and women who have used it for their personal benefit as Mr Carnegie planned that they should some have made fortunes with it others have used it successfully in creating Harmony in their homes a clergyman used it so effectively that it brought him an income of upwards of $775,000 a year Arthur Nash a

Cincinnati tailor used his near bankrupt business as a Guinea pig on which to test the formula the business came to life and made a fortune for its owners it is still thriving although Mr Nash has gone the experiment was so unique that the newspapers and magazines gave it more than a million dollar worth of latory publicity the secret was passed on to steuart Austin Weir of Dallas Texas he was ready for it so ready that he gave up his profession and studied law did he Succeed that story is told too I gave the secret to

Jennings Randolph the day he graduated from college and he used it so successfully that he is now serving his third term as a member of Congress with an excellent opportunity to keep on using it until it carries him to the White House while serving as advertising manager of the Lal extension University when it was little more than a name I had the privilege of seeing JG chaplain president of the University used the Formula so effectively that he has since made the Lal one of the great extension schools of the country the secret to which I

refer has been mentioned no fewer than a hundred times throughout this book it has not been directly named for it seems to work more successfully when it is is merely uncovered and left in sight where those who are ready and searching for it may pick it up that is why Mr Carnegie tossed it to Me so quietly without giving me its specific name if you are ready to put it to use you will recognize this Secret at least once in every chapter I wish I might feel privileged to tell you how you will know if

you are ready but that would deprive you of much of the benefit you will receive when you make the discovery in your own way while this book was being written my own son who was then finishing the last Year of his college work picked up the manuscript of chapter 2 read it and discovered the secret for himself he used the information so effectively that he went directly into a responsible position at a beginning salary greater than the average man ever earns his story has been briefly described in chapter 2 when you read it perhaps you

will dismiss any feeling you may have had at the beginning of the book that it Promise Too Much and two if You have been discouraged if you had difficulties to surmount which took the very soul out of you if you have tried and failed if you were ever handicapped by illness or physical Affliction the story of my son's Discovery and use of the you formula may prove to be the Oasis in the desert of lost hope for which you have been searching this secret was extensively used by President woodro Wilson during The World War it

was passed on to every soldier who fought in the War carefully wrapped in the training received before going to the front President Wilson told me it was a strong factor in raising the funds needed for the war more than 20 years ago on honorable Manuel L Kon then resident commissioner of the Philippine Islands was inspired by the secret to gain freedom for his people he has gained freedom for the Philippines and is the first president Of the Free State A peculiar thing about this secret is that those who once acquire it and use it find

themselves literally swept on to success with but little effort and they never again submit to failure if you doubt this study the names of those who have used it wherever they have been mentioned check their records for yourself and be convinced there is no such thing as something for nothing the secret to which I refer cannot be had without a Price although the price is far less than its value it cannot be had at any price by those who are not intentionally searching for it it cannot be given away cannot be purchased for money for

the reason reason that it comes in two parts one part is already in possession of those who are ready for it the secret serves equally well all who are ready for it education has nothing to do with it long before I was born the secret had found its way into the possession of Thomas a Edison and he used it so intelligently that he became the world's leading inventor although he had but three months of schooling the secret was passed on to a business associate of Mr Edison he used it so effectively that although he was

then making only 12,000 a year he accumulated a great fortune and retired from active business while still a young man you will find his story at the beginning of the first chapter it should convince you That riches are not beyond your reach that you can still be what you wish to be that money Fame recognition and happiness can be had by all who are ready and determined to have these blessings how do I know these things you should have the answer before you finish this book you may find it in the very first chapter or

in the last page while I was performing the 20-year task of research which I had undertaken at Mr Carnegie's request I an analyzed Hundreds of well-known men many of whom admitted that they had accumulated their vast fortunes through the aid of the Carnegie secret among these men were Henry Ford William Wrigley Jr John Wanamaker James J Hill George S Parker yam Statler Henry L dhy Cyrus HK Curtis George Eastman Charles Schwab Harris Williams Dr Frank Gonzalez Daniel Willard King Gillette Ralph a we s judge Daniel T Wright John D Rockefeller Thomas a Edison Frank a

vanderlip FW Walworth Colonel Robert a dollar Edward a fine Edwin C Barnes honorable Jennings Randolph Arthur Nash Theodore Roosevelt John W Davis Elbert hubard Wilbur Wright William Jennings Bryant Dr David star Jordan Jay Ogden armor Arthur Brisbane woodro Wilson Howard Taft Luther Burbank Edward W boach Frank a y Albert H Gary Dr Alexander Graham Bell John H Patterson Julius Rosenwald Stuart Austin Weir Dr Frank crane George M Alexander JG Chaplan and Clarence Darrow these Names represent but a small fraction of the hundreds of well-known Americans whose achievements financially and otherwise prove that those who understand

and apply the Carnegie secret reach high stations in life I have never known anyone who was inspired to use the secret who did not achieve noteworthy success in his chosen calling I have never known any person to distinguish himself or to accumulate Riches of any consequence without Possession of the secret from these two facts I draw the conclusion that the secret is more important as a part of the knowledge essential for self-determination than any which one receives through what is popularly known as education what is education anyway this has been answered in full detail as

far as schooling is concerned many of these men had very little John Wanamaker once told me that what little Schooling he had he acquired in very much the same manner as a modern locomotive takes on Water by scooping it up as it runs Henry Ford never reached High School let alone College I'm not a tempting to minimize the value of schooling but I am trying to express my Earnest belief that those who master and apply the secret will reach high stations accumulate riches and bargain with life on their own terms even if their schooling has

been Meer somewhere as you read the secret to which I refer will jump from the page and stand boldly before you if you are ready for it when it appears you will recognize it whether you receive the sign in the first or the last chapter stop for a moment when it presents itself and turn down a glass for that occasion will Mark the most important turning point of your life we pass now to chapter one and to the story of my very dear friend was Generously acknowledged having seen the Mystic sign and whose business achievements

are evident enough that he turned turn down a glass as you read his story and the others remember that they deal with the important problems of life such as all men and women experience the problems arising from one's Endeavor to earn a living to find Hope courage contentment and peace of mind to accumulate riches and to enjoy freedom of body and spirit remember too as you Go through the book that it deals with facts and not with fiction its purpose being to convey a great universal truth through which all who are ready May learn not

only what to do but also how to do it and receive as well the needed stimulus to make a start as a final word of preparation before you begin the first chapter may I offer one brief suggestion which may provide a clue by which the Carnegie secret may be Recognized it is this all achievement all earned riches have their beginning in an idea if you are ready for the secret you already possess one half of it therefore you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind this is one of the most

profound author's introductions of any book and it is so powerful the way he establishes the secret and I would only say anybody that's listening write in The comments what you think the secret is and please let me know the portions of each chapter where you think he's mentioning what the secret is is it the secret is it the the secret or is there something more to it also the reason that Napoleon Hill is so authentic is that he struggled and he strived hard and you can feel feel his struggles in this writing he made all

the mistakes he lost money and because Of that there is a wisdom in his writing a yearning and he has gone through it he's come out the other side and he said look I made these mistakes if you can do these things and understand these things you can be wealthy chapter 1 introduction The Man Who Thought his way into partnership with Thomas a Edison truly thoughts are things and Powerful things at that when they are mixed with the definiteness of purpose Persistence and a burning desire for their translation into riches or other material objects a

little more than 30 years ago Edwin C Barnes discovered how true it is that men really do think and grow Grow Rich his Discovery did not come about at one sitting it came little by little beginning with a burning desire to become a business associate of the great Edison one of the chief characteristics of Barn's desire was that it was Definite he wanted to work with Edison not for him observe carefully the description of how he went about translating his desire into reality and you will have a better understanding of the 13 principles which lead

to riches when this desire or impulse of thought first flashed into his mind he was in no position to act upon it two difficulties stood in his way he did not know Mr Edison and he did not have enough money to pay his railroad fair to Orange New Jersey these difficulties were sufficient to have discouraged the majority of men from making any attempts to carry out the design desire but his was no ordinary desire he was so determined to find a way to carry out his desire that he finally decided to travel by blind baggage

rather than be defeated to the uninitiated this means that he went to East Orange on a freight train he presented himself at Mr Edison's laboratory and announced he had Come to go into business with the inventer in speaking of the first meeting between Barnes and Edison years later Mr Edison said he stood there before me looking like an ordinary but there was something in the expression of his face which conveyed the impression that he was determined to get what he had come after I had learned from years of experience with men that when a man

really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his Entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it he is sure to win I gave him the opportunity he asked for because I saw he had made up his mind to stand by until he succeeded subsequent events proved that no mistake was made just what Young Barnes said to Mr Edison on that occasion was far less important than that which he thought Edison himself said so it could not have been the young man's appearance which Got him his

start in the Edison office for that was definitely against him it was what he thought that counted if the significance of this statement could be conveyed to every person who reads it there would be no need for the remainder of this book Barnes did not get his partnership with Edison on his first interview he did get a chance to work in the Edison offices at a very nominal wage doing work that was unimportant to Edison but most important to Barnes Because it gave him an opportunity to display his merchandise where his intended partner could see

it months went by apparently nothing happened to bring the coveted goal which Barnes had set up in his mind as his definite major purpose but something important was happening in Barnes mind he was constantly intensifying his desire to become the business associate of Edison psychologists have correctly said that when one is truly ready for a thing it Puts in its appearance Barnes was ready for a business association with Edison moreover he was determined to remain ready until he got that which he was seeking he did not say to himself oh well what's the use I

guess I'll change my mind and try for a salesman's job but he did say I came here to go into business with Edison and I'll accomplish this end if it takes the remainder of my life he meant it what a different story men Would have to tell if only they would adopt a definite purpose and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession maybe young barns did not know it at the time but his Bulldog determination his persistence in standing back of a single desire was destined to mow down all

opposition and bring him the opportunity he was seeking when the opportunity came it appeared in a different form and from a Different direction than Barnes had expected this is one of the tricks of opportunity it has a Sly habit of slipping in by the back door and often it comes disguised in the form of Misfortune or temporary defeat perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity Mr Edison had just perfected a new office device known at the time as the Edison dictating machine now the edone his salesmen were not enthusiastic over the machine

they did not believe it Could be sold without great effort Barn saw his opportunity it had crawled in quietly hidden in a queer looking machine which interested no one but Barnes and the inventor Barnes knew he could sell the Edison dictating machine he suggested this to Edison and promptly got his chance he did sell the machine in fact he sold it so successfully that Edison gave him a contract to distribute and Market it all over the nation out of that Business Association grew the Slogan made by Edison and installed by Barnes the business Alliance has

been in operation for more than 30 years out of it Barnes has made himself rich in money but he has done something infinitely greater he has proved that one really May Think and Grow Rich how much actual cash that original desire of Barnes has been worth to him I have no way of knowing perhaps it has brought him2 or3 million but the amount whatever it is becomes insignificant when compared with The greater asset he acquired in the form of definite knowledge that an intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into its physical counterpart by the

application of known principles Barnes literally thought himself into a partnership with the great Edison he thought himself into a fortune he had nothing to start with except the capacity to know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he Realized it he had no money to begin with he had but little education he had no influence but he did have initiative faith in the will to win with these intangible forces he made himself number one man with the greatest inventor who ever lived now let us look at a different situation and

study a man who had plenty of tangible evidence of riches but lost it because he stopped 3T short of the goal he was Seeking 3T from gold one of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another an uncle of Ru Darby was caught by the Gold Fever in the Gold Rush days and went West to dig and Grow Rich he had never heard that more gold has been mined from the brains of men than

has ever been taken from the earth he staked a claim and went to work With pick and shovel the going was hard but his Lust For Gold was definite after weeks of labor he was rewarded by the discovery of The Shining ore he needed Machinery to bring the ore to the surface quietly he covered up the mine retraced his footsteps to his home in Williamsburg Maryland told his relatives and few neighbors of the strike they got together money for the needed Machinery had it shipped the uncle and Darby went back to work the mine the

first car of War was mined and shipped to a smelter the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado a few more cars of that ore would clear the debts then would come the big killing in profits down went the drills up went the hopes of Darby and Uncle then something happened the vein of gold ore disappeared they had come to the end of the rainbow and the pot of gold was no longer there they drilled on desperately trying to pick up the vein again all to No avail finally they decided to

quit they sold the Machinery to a junkman for a few hundred doll and took the train back home some junkmen are dumb but not this one he called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating the engineer advised that the project had failed because the owners were not familiar with fault lines this calculation showed that the vein would be found just 3 ft from where the Darby's had stopped Drilling that is exactly where it was found the junkman took millions of dollars in ore from the mine because he knew

enough to seek expert counsel before giving up most of the money which went into the Machinery was procured through the efforts of aru Darby who was then a very young man the money came from his relatives and neighbors because of their faith in him he paid back every dollar of it although he was years in doing so long afterward Mr Darby recouped his loss many times over when he made the discovery the desire can be transmuted into gold the discovery came after he went into the business of selling life insurance remember that he lost a

huge Fortune because he stopped 3T from gold Darby profited by the experience in his chosen work by the simple method of saying to himself I stop 3 ft from gold but I will never stop because men say no when I ask them To buy insurance Darby is one of a small group of fewer than 50 men who sell more than a million dollars in life insurance annually he owes his stickability to the lesson he learned from his quit ability in the gold mining business before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet

with much temporary def defeat and perhaps some failure when defeat overtakes a man the easiest and most logical thing to do is quit that is exactly what the majority of men do more Than 500 of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came Just One Step Beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning it takes great Delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach a 50- cent lesson in persistence shortly after Mr Darby

received his degree from the University Of hard KNX and had decided to profit by his experience in the gold mining business he had the Good Fortune to be present on an occasion they proved to him that no does not necessarily mean no one afternoon he was helping his Uncle grind wheat in an old-fashioned Mill the uncle operated a large farm on which a number of colored sharecrop Farmers lived quietly the door was opened and a small colored child the daughter of a tenant walked in and took Her place near the door the uncle looked up

saw the child and barked at her roughly what do you want meekly the child replied my mommy say send her 50 cents I'll not do it the uncle retorted now you run on home yes sir the child replied but she did not move the uncle went ahead with his work so busily engaged that he did not pay enough attention to the child to observe that she did not leave when he looked up and saw her still standing there he yelled At her I told you to go on home now go or I'll take a switch

to you the little girl said yes sir but she did not budge an inch the uncle dropped a sack of grain he was about to pour into into the millhopper picked up a barrel Stave and started toward the child with an expression on his face that indicated trouble Darby held his breath he was certain he was about to witness a murder he knew his uncle had a fierce temper he knew that African-American children were Not supposed to defy white people in that part of the country when the uncle reached the spot where the child was

standing she quickly stepped forward One Step looked up into his eyes and screamed at the top of her shrill voice my mom's got to have that 50 cents the uncle stopped looked at her for a minute then slowly laid the barrel stave on the floor put his hand in his pocket took out a half dollar and gave it to her the child took the money and Slowly back toward the door never taking her eyes off the man whom she had just conquered after she had gone the uncle sat down on a box and looked out

the window into space for more than 10 minutes he was pondering with awe over the whipping he had just taken Mr Darby too was doing some thinking that was the first time in all his experience that he had seen an africanamerican child deliberately Master an adult white person how did she do it what happened To his uncle that caused him to lose his fierceness and become as docile as a lamb what strange power did this child use that made her master over her Superior these and other similar questions flashed into Darby's mind but he did

not find the answer until years later when he told me the story strangely the story of this unusual experience was told to the author in the Old Mill on the very spot where the uncle took his whipping strangely too I Had devoted nearly a quarter of a century to the study of the power which enabled an ignorant illiterate African-American child to conquer an intelligent man as we stood there in that musty Old Mill Mr Darby repeated the story of of the unusual conquest and finished by asking what can you make of it what strange power

did that child use that so completely whipped my uncle the answer to his question will be found in the principles described in this book The answer is full and complete it contains details and instructions sufficient to enable anyone to understand and apply the same Force which the little child accidentally stumbled upon he your mind alert and you will observe exactly what strange power came to the rescue of the child you will catch a glimpse of this power in the next chapter somewhere in the book you will find an idea that will Quicken your receptive powers

and place at your Command for your own benefit this same irresistible power the awareness of this power may come to you in the first chapter or it may flash into your mind in some subsequent chapter it may come in the form of a single idea or it may come in the nature of a plan or a purpose again it may cause you to go back into your past experiences of failure or defeat and bring to the surface some Lesson by which you can regain all that you lost through defeat After I had described to Mr

Darby the power unwittingly used by the little africanamerican child he quickly retraced his 30 years of experience as a life insurance Sal salesman and frankly acknowledged that his success in that field was due in no small degree to the lesson he had learned from the child Mr Darby pointed out every time a prospect tried to Bow me out without buying I saw that child standing there in the Old Mill her big eyes glaring in defiance And I said to myself I got to make this sale the better portion of all sales I've made were made

after people had said no he recalled too his mistake in having only 3 ft from gold but he said that experience was a blessing in disguise it taught me to keep on keeping on no matter how hard the going may be a lesson I needed to learn before I could succeed in anything this story of Mr Darby and his uncle the colored child and the gold mine doubtless will be read By hundreds of men who make their living by selling life insurance and to all these the author wishes to offer the suggestion that Darby owes

to these two experiences his ability to sell more than a million dollars of life insurance every year life is strange and often imponderable both the successes and the failures have their roots in simple experiences Mr Darby's experiences were common place and simple enough yet they held the answer to his Destiny in life Therefore they were as important to him as life itself he profited by these two dramatic experiences because he analyzed them and found the lesson they taught but what of the man who has neither the time nor the inclination to study failure in search

of knowledge that may lead to success where and how is he to learn the art of converting defeat into Stepping Stones to opportunity an answer to these questions this book was written the answer called for a description of 13 principles but remember as you read the answer you may be seeking to the questions which have caused you to ponder over the strangeness of life may be found in your own mind through some idea plan or purpose which may spring into your mind as you read one Sound Idea is all that one needs to achieve success

the principles described in this book contain the best and the most PR practical of all that is known concerning Ways and Means of Creating useful ideas before we go any further in our approach to the description of these principles we believe you are entitled to receive this important suggestion when riches begin to come they come so quickly in such great abundance that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years this is this is an astounding statement and all the more so when we take into consideration the popular Belief that riches come

only to those who work hard and long when you begin to think and Grow Rich you will observe that riches begin with a state of mind with definiteness of Purpose with little or no hard work you and every other person ought to be interested in knowing how to acquire that state of mind which will attract riches I spent 25 years in research analyzing more than 25,000 people because I too wanted to know how wealthy Men become that way without that research this book could not have been written here take notice of a very significant truth

the business Depression started in 1929 and continued on to an all-time record of Destruction until some time after President Roosevelt entered office then the depression began to fade into nothingness just as an electrician in a theater raises the light so gradually that darkness is transmuted into light Before you realize it so did the spell of fear in the minds of the people gradually fade away and become Faith observe very closely as soon as you master the principles of this philosophy and begin to follow the instructions for applying those principles your financial status will begin to

improve and Everything You Touch will begin to transmute itself into an asset for your benefit impossible not at all one of the main weaknesses of mankind is the Average man or woman's familiarity with the word impossible they know all the rules which will not work they know all the things which cannot be done this book was written for those who seek the rules which have made others successful and are willing to stake everything on those rules a great many years ago I purchased a fine dictionary the first thing I did with it was to turn

to the word impossible and neatly clip it out Of the book that would not be an unwise thing for you to do success comes to those who become success conscious failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious the object of this book is to help all who seek it to learn the art of changing their minds from failure Consciousness to success Consciousness another weakness found in altogether too many people is the habit of measuring Everything and Everyone by Their own Impressions and beliefs some who read this will believe that no one

can Think and Grow Rich they cannot think in terms of riches because their thought habits have been steeped in poverty want misery failure and defeat these unfortunate people remind me of a prominent Chinese who came to America to be educated in American ways he attended the University of Chicago one day president Harper met this young Oriental on the campus Stopped to chat with him for a few minutes and asked what had impressed him as being the most noticeable characteristic of the American people why the exclaimed the queer slant of your eyes your eyes are off

slant what do we say about the Chinese we refuse to believe that which we do not understand we foolishly believe that our own limitations are the proper measure of limitations sure the other fellow's eyes are offs slamp because They are not the same as our own millions of people look at the achievements of Henry Ford after he has arrived and envy him because of his good fortune or luck or genius or whatever it is that they credit for Ford's Fortune perhaps one person in every 100,000 knows the secret of Ford success and those who do

know are too modest or too reluctant to speak of it because of its Simplicity a single transaction will illustrate the secret Perfectly a few years back Ford decided to produce his now famous V8 motor he chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block and instructed his engineers to produce a design for the engine the design was placed on paper but the engineers agreed to amand that it was simply impossible to cast an 8 cylinder gas engine block in one piece Ford said produce it anyway but they replied it's impossible

go ahead Ford commanded and stay on the job until you succeed no matter how much time is required the engineers went ahead there was nothing else for them to do if they were to remain on the Ford staff 6 months went by nothing happened another 6 months passed and still nothing happened the engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders but the thing seemed out of question impossible at the end of the year Ford Checked with his engineers and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders go

right ahead said Ford I want it and I'll have it they went ahead and then as if by a stroke of Magic the secret was discovered the for determination had won once more this story may not be described with a minute accuracy but the sum and substance of it is correct deduce from it you who wish to Think and Grow Rich The Secret of the Ford Millions if you can you'll not have to look very far Henry Ford is a success because he understands and applies the principles of success one of these is desire knowing

what one wants remember this Forge story as you read and pick out the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievement have been described if you can do this if you can lay your finger on the particular group of principles which made Henry Ford Rich You can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited you are the master of your fate the captain of your soul because when Henley wrote the prophetic lines I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul he should have informed us

that we are the masters of our faith the captains of our souls because we have the power to control our thoughts he should have told us that The Ether in which this little Earth floats in which We move and have our being is a form of energy moving at an inconceivably high rate of vibration that the ether is filled with a form of Universal Power which adapts itself to the nature of the thoughts we hold in our minds and influences Us in natural ways to transmute our thoughts into their physical equivalent if the poet had

told us of this great truth we would know why it is that we are the masters of Our Fate the Captains of our souls he should have told us with great emphasis that this power makes no attempt to discriminate between destructive thoughts and constructive thoughts that it will urge us to translate into physical reality thoughts of poverty just as quickly as it will influence us to act upon thoughts of riches he should have told us too that our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds and by means with Which

no man is familiar these magnets attract to us the forces the people the circumstances of Life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts he should have told us that before we can accumulate riches in great abundance we must magnetize our minds with intense desire for riches that we must become money conscious until the desire for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it but being a poet and not a philosopher Henley contented himself by St a great truth in Poetic form leaving those who followed him to interpret the philosophical meaning of

his lines little by little the truth has unfolded itself until it now appears certain that the principles described in this book hold the secret of Mastery over our economic fate we are now ready to examine the first of these principles maintain a spirit of open-mindedness and remember As you read they are the in vention of no one man the principles were gathered from the life experiences of more than 500 men who actually accumulated riches in huge amounts men who began in poverty with but little Education Without influence the principles worked for these men you can

put them to work for your own enduring benefit you will find it easy not hard to do before you read the next chapter I want you to know that it conveys factual Information which might EAS change your entire financial destiny as it has so definitely brought changes of stupendous proportions to two people described I want you to know also that the relationship between these two men and myself is such that I could have taken no liberties with the facts even if I had wished to do so one of them has been my closest personal friend

for almost 25 years the other is my own son the unusual success of these two men success Which they generously accredit to the principles described in the next chapter more than justifies this personal reference as a means of emphasizing the far-flung power of this principle almost 15 years ago I delivered the commencement address at Salem College Salem West Virginia I emphasized the principle described in the next chapter with so much intensity that one of the members of the graduating class definitely appropriated It and made it a part of his own philosophy the young man is

now a member of Congress and an important factor in the present Administration just before this book went to the publisher he wrote me a letter in which he so clearly stated his opinion of the principle outlined in the next chapter that I have chosen to publish his letter as an introduction to that chapter it gives you an idea of the rewards to Come my dear Napoleon my service as a member of Congress how having given me an insight into the problems of men and women I'm writing to offer a suggestion which may become helpful to

thousands of worthy people with apologies I must state that the suggestion if acted upon will mean several years of Labor and responsibility for you but I am enhe heartened to make the suggestion because I know your great love for rendering useful service in 1922 you delivered the commencement address at Salem College when I was a member of the graduating class in that address you planted in my mind an idea which has been responsible for the opportunity I now have to serve the people of my state and will be responsible in a very large measure for

whatever success I may have in the future the suggestion I have in mind is that you put into a book the sum and substance of the address you delivered At Salem College and in that way give the people of America America an opportunity to profit by your many years of experience and association with the men who by their greatness have made America the richest nation on Earth I recall as though it were yesterday The Marvelous description you gave of the method by which Henry Ford with but little schooling without a dollar with no influential friends

Rose to Great Heights I made up my mind then even Before you had finished your speech that I would make a place for myself no matter how many difficulties I had to surmount thousands of young people will finish their schooling this year and within the next few years every one of them will be seeking just such a message of practical encouragement as the one I received from you they will want to know where to turn what to do to get started in life you can tell them because you have helped to solve the problem of

so Many many people if there is any possible way that you can afford to render so great a service may I offer the suggestion that you include with every book one of your personal analysis charts in order that the purchaser of the book may have the benefit of a complete self-inventory indicating as you indicated to me years ago exactly what is standing in the way of success such a service as this providing The readers of your book with a complete unbiased picture of their faults and their virtues would mean to them the difference between success

and failure the service would be Priceless millions of people are now facing the problem of staging a comeback because of the depression and I speak from personal experience when I say I know these Earnest people would welcome the opportunity to tell you their problems and to receive your suggestions for the Solution you know the problems of those who face the necessity of beginning all over again there are thousands of people in America today who would like to know how they can convert ideas into money people who must start at scratch without finances and recoup their

losses if anyone can help them you can if you publish the book I would like to own the first copy that comes from the Press personally autographed by you with best wishes Believe me cordially yours chenning Randolph this first chapter may be the most important chapter in this book we get the first inklings of the main premise behind the Think and Grow Rich philosophy and that is the chief definite major purpose he discusses Edwin C Barnes the person that worked with Edison and his desire and impulse to go and work for Edison and his willingness

to do whatever it takes to achieve his Goal this Chief definite major purpose is the secret to his power his desire coupled with that purpose is the key he also indicates with the story of the person that's three feet from gold a couple of different very important ideas that can be applied to modernday business the first is not to give up often times I see people that give up right before they're about to be successful one good place to see this is on YouTube there are so many amazing Influencers and channels out there that have

put out some amazing videos and then they just stop they were just about to hit it big I see it all the time maybe you've gone a year and produced a bunch of videos and it just feels like you didn't do what you wanted to do and you give up I've seen it with people that create music they put out some amazing songs that everybody likes and then they just give up I see it in business all the time people that go for The sale and then they just give up and so the most important

thing to remember is this quote more than 500 of the most successful men in the country told the author Napoleon Hill that their greatest success came Just One Step Beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them failure is a trickster with a the Keen sense of irony and cunning it takes great Delight in tripping one when success is almost within Reach and it's so true the end of this chapter in capital letters he says when riches begin to come they come so quickly in such great abundance that one wonders where they have been hiding

during all those lean years and for many who apply these principles they struggle and struggle in some cases it takes years and then suddenly they find their success and it's shocking the amount of success they have in those moments and if you can just Persist if you can follow the Persistence of that little girl that would not leave that needed her 50 cents and finally he discusses a letter that he had received from William Jennings Randolph that really talks about a speech that he gave in 1922 with Salem College I highly suggest that you check

out that speech which I have on my channel you can find it on my channel by Simply searching Napoleon Hill the end of the rainbow where it's an exact wording of that amazing speech if you continue to listen to the rest of these chapters and the principles that are given you You Can Think and Grow Rich simply takes desire a chief definite purpose or aim and persistence chapter 2 desire the starting point of all achievement the first step toward riches when Edwin C Barnes climbed down From the freight train in Orange New Jersey more than

30 years ago he may have resembled a but his thoughts were those of a king as he made his way from the railroad tracks to Thomas a Edison's office his mind was at work he saw himself standing in Edison's presence he heard himself asking Mr Edison for an opportunity to carry out the one consuming Obsession of his life a burning desire to become the business associate of the great Aventor Barn's desire was not a hope it was not a wish it was a keen pulsating desire which transcended everything else it was definite the desire was

not new when he approached Edison it had been Barn's dominating desire for a long time in the beginning when the desire first appeared in his mind it may have been probably was only a wish but it was no mere wish when he appeared before Edison with it a few years later Edwin C Barnes again stood before Edison in the same Office where he first met the inventor this time his desire had been translated into reality he was in business with Edison the dominating dream of his life had become a reality today people who know Barnes

envy him because of the break life yielded him they see him in the days of his Triumph without taking the trouble to investigate the cause of his success Barn succeeded because he chose a definite goal placed all his energy All his willpower all his effort everything back of that goal he did not become the partner of Edison the day he arrived he was content to start in the most menial work as long as it provided an opportunity to take even one step toward his cherished goal 5 years passed before the chance he had been seeking

made its appearance during all those years not one Ray of Hope not one promise of attainment of his desire had been held out to him to everyone except Himself he appeared only another Cog in the Edison business wheel but in his own mind he was the partner of Edison every minute of the time from the very day that he first went to work there it is a remarkable illustration of the power of a definite desire Barnes won his goal because he wanted to be a business associate of Mr Edison more than he wanted anything else

he created a plan by which to attain that purpose but he burned all bridges behind him he stood By his desire until it became the dominating Obsession of his life and finally a fact when he went to Orange he did not say to himself I will try to induce Edison to give me a job of some sort he said I will see Edison and put him on notice that I have come to go into business with him he did not say I will work there for a few months and if I get no encouragement I

will quit and get a job somewhere else he did say I will start anywhere I will do anything Edison tells me to do but before I'm through I will be his associate he did not say I will keep my eyes open for another opportunity in case I fail to get what I want in the Edison organization he said there is but one thing in this world that I am determined to have and that is a Business Association with Thomas a Edison I will burn all bridges behind me and stake my entire future on my ability

to get what I Want he left himself no possible way of retreat he had to win or perish that is all there is to the barn story of success a long while ago a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which ensured his success on the battlefield he was about to send his armies against a powerful foe whose men outnumbered his own he loaded his soldiers into boats sailed to the enemy's country unloaded the soldiers And Equipment then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried

them addressing his men before the first battle he said you see the boats going up in smoke that means we cannot leave these Shores alive unless we win we now have no choice we win or we perish they won every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut off all sources of retreat only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining the State of Mind known as a Burning desire to win essential to success the morning after the Great Chicago Fire a group of merchants stood on State

Street looking at the smoking remains of what had been their stores they went into a conference to decide if they would try to rebuild or leave Chicago and start over in a more promising section of the country they reached a decision all except one to leave Chicago the merchant who decided to stay and rebuild pointed a finger at The remains of his store and said gentlemen on that very spot I will build the world's greatest store no matter how many times it may burn down that was more than 50 years ago the store was built

and it stands there today a towering Monument to the power of that State of Mind known as a burning desire the easy thing for Marshall field to have done would have been exactly what his fellow Merchants did when the going Was hard and the future looked dismal they pulled up and went where the going seemed easier Mark well this difference between Marshall field and other Merchants because it is the same difference which distinguishes Edwin C Barnes from thousands of other young men who have worked in the Edison organization it is the same difference which distinguishes

practically all who succeed from those who fail every human being who reaches the age of Understanding of the purpose of money wishes for it wishing will not bring riches but Desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession then planning definite Ways and Means to acquire riches and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure will bring riches the method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its Financial equivalent consists of six definite practical steps first fix in your mind the exact Amount of money you desire it is not

sufficient merely to say I want plenty of money be definite as to the amount there is a psychological reason for definiteness which will be described in a subsequent chapter second determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire there is no such reality as something for nothing third establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire fourth create a definite plan for Carrying out your desire and begin at once whether you are ready or not to put this plan into action fifth write out a clear concise

statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire name the time limit for its acquisition State what you intend to give in return for the money and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it sixth read your written statement aloud twice daily once just before retiring at night And once after arising in the morning as you read see and feel and believe yourself already in possession of the money it is important that you follow the instructions described in these six steps it is especially important that you observe and follow the instructions

in the sixth paragraph you may complain that it is impossible for you to see yourself in possession of money before you actually have it here is where a burning desire Will come to your Aid if you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it the object is to want money and to become so determined to have it that you convince yourself you will have it only those who become money conscious ever accumulate great riches is money Consciousness means that the

mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the desire for money that One can see on self already in possession of it to the uninitiated who has been schooled in the working principles of the human mind these instructions may appear impractical it may be helpful to all who fail to recognize the soundness of the six steps to know that the information they convey was received from Andrew Carnegie who began as an ordinary laborer the steel mills but managed despite his humble beginning to make These principles yield him a Fortune of considerably more than hundred million it

may be a further help to know that the six steps here recommended were carefully scrutinized by the late Thomas a Edison who placed his stamp of approval upon them as being not only the steps essential for the accumulation of money but necessary for the attainment of any definite goal the steps call for no hard labor they call for No sacrifice they do not require one to become Ridiculous or credulous to apply them calls for no great amount of education but the successful application of these six steps does call for sufficient imagination to enable one to

see and to understand that accumulation of money cannot be left to chance good fortune and luck one must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming hoping wishing Desiring and planning before they acquired Money you may as well know right here that you can never have riches in great quantities unless you can work yourself into a white heat of desire for money and actually believe you will possess it you may as well know also that every great leader from the dawn of civilization down to the present was a

dreamer Christianity is the greatest potential power in the world today because its founder was an intense dreamer who had the vision and the Imagination to see realities in their mental and spiritual form before they had been transmuted into physical form if you do not see great riches in your imagination you will never see them in your bank balance never in the history of America has has there been so great an opportunity for practical dreamers as now exists the six-year economic collapse has reduced all men substantially to the same level a new race is about to

be run the stakes Represent huge fortunes which will be accumulated within the next 10 years the rules of the race have changed because we now live in a changed world that definitely favors the masses those who had but little or no opportunity to win under the conditions EX existing during the Depression when fear paralyzed growth and development we who are in this race for riches should be encouraged to know that this changed World in which we live is Demanding new ideas new ways of doing things new leaders new inventions new methods of teaching new methods

of marketing new books new literature new features for the radio new ideas for moving pictures back of all this demand for new and better things there is one quality which one must possess to win and that is a definiteness of purpose the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it the Business depression marked the death of one age and the birth of another this changed World requires practical dreamers who can and will put their dreams into action the Practical dreamers have always been and always will be the pattern makers of civilization

we who desire to accumulate riches should remember the real leaders of the world always have been men or women who harnessed and put into practical use the Intangible unseen forces of unborn opportunity and have converted those forces or impulses of thought into skyscrapers cities factories airplanes Automobiles and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant tolerance and an open mind are practical necessities of the dreamer of today those who are afraid of new ideas are doomed before they start never has there been a time more favorable to Pioneers than the present true there is

no Wild and Woolly West to be conquered as in the days of the covered wagon but there is a vast Business Financial and Industrial world to be remolded and redirected along new and better lines in planning to acquire your share of the riches let no one influence you to Scorn the dreamer to win the big stakes in this changed world you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past whose dreams have given to civilization All that it has of value the spirit which serves as the lifeblood of our own country your opportunity

and mind to develop and Market our talents let us not forget Columbus dreamed of an unknown World staked his life on the existence of such a world and discovered it cernus the great astronomer dreamed of a multiplicity of Worlds and revealed them no one denounced him as impractical after he had triumphed instead the world worshiped at his Shrine thus proving Once more that success requires no apologies failure permits no Alibis if the thing you wish to do is right and you believe in it go ahead and do it but your dream cross and never mind

what they say if you meet with temporary defeat for they perhaps do not know that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success Henry Ford poor and uneducated dreamed of a Horseless Carriage went to work with what tools he possessed without waiting for an Opportunity to favor him and now evidence of his dream belts the entire Earth he has put more wields into operation than any man or woman whoever lived because he was not afraid to back his dreams Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity began where

he stood to put his dream into action and despite more than 10,000 failures he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality practical dreamers do not quit Wheen dreamed of a chain of cigar stores transformed his dream into action and now the United cigar stores occupy the best corners in America Lincoln dreamed of freedom for the black slaves put his dream into action and barely missed living to see a United North and South translate his dream into reality the R Brothers dreamed of a machine that would fly through the air now one

may see evidence all over the world that they dreamed soundly Marone dreamed of a System for harnessing the intangible forces of The Ether evidence that he did not dream in vain may be found in every Wireless and radio in the world moreover marone's dream brought the humblest cabin and the most stately Manor House side by side it made the people of Every Nation on Earth backdoor neighbors it gave the president of the United States a medium by which he may talk to all the people of America at one time and on short Notice it may

interest you to know that Marcone's friends had him taken into custody and examined in a psychopathic hospital when he had announced he had discovered a principle through which he could send messages through the air without the aid of wires or other direct physical means of communication the dreamers of today farare better the world has become accustomed to new discoveries nay it has shown a willingness to reward the dreamer who Gives the world a new idea the greatest achievement was at first and for a time but a dream the oak sleeps in the acorn the bird

waits in the egg and in the highest vision of the Soul a a waking Angel stirs dreams are the seedlings of reality awake arise and assert yourself you dreamers of the world your star is now in the ascendancy the world depression brought the opportunity you've been waiting for it taught people humility tolerance and Open-mindedness the world is filled with an abundance of opportunity which the dreamers of the past never knew a burning desire to be and to do is is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off dreams are not born of indifference

laziness or lack of ambition the world no longer scoffs at the dreamer nor calls him or her impractical if you think it does take a trip to Tennessee and witness what a dreamer president has done in the way of Harnessing and using the great water power of America a score of years ago such a dream would have seemed like Madness you have been disappointed you've undergone defeat during the Depression you have felt the great heart within you crushed until it bled take courage for these experiences have tempered the spiritual metal of which you are made

they are assets of incomparable value remember too that all who succeed in life get off to a bad Start and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they arrive the turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis through which they are introduced to their other selves John bunan wrote the Pilgrims Progress which is among the finest of all English literature after he had been confined in prison and sorely punished because of his views on the subject of religion Oh Henry discovered the genius which slept Within his brain

after he had met with great Misfortune and was confined in a prison cell in Columbus Ohio being forced through Misfortune to to become acquainted with his other self and to use his imagination he discovered to be a great author instead of a miserable criminal and Outcast strange and varied are the ways of life and stranger still are the ways of infinite intelligence through which men are sometimes forced to undergo all sorts of punishment Before discovering their own brains and their own capacity to create useful ideas through imagination Edison the world's greatest inventor and scientist was

a Telegraph operator he failed innumerable times before he was driven finally to the discovery of the genius which slept within his brain Charles Dickens began by pasting labels on blacking pots the tragedy of his first love penetrated the depths of his soul and converted him Into one of the world's truly great authors that tragedy produced first David Copperfield then a succession of other works that made this or and better world for all who read his books disappointment over love affairs generally has the effect of driving men to drink and women to ruin and this because

most people never learn the art of transmuting their strongest emotions into dreams of a constructive nature Helen Keller became deaf dumb and blind Shortly after birth despite her great Misfortune she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great her entire life was served as evidence that no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality Robert Burns was an illiterate country lad he was cursed by poverty and grew up to be a drunkard in the bargain the world was made better for his having lived because he

clothed beautiful thoughts in poetry and thereby plucked a Thorn and planted a rose in its place Booker T Washington was born in slavery handicapped by race and color because he was tall an and had an open mind at all times on all subjects and was a dreamer he left his impress for good on an entire race Beethoven was deaf Milton was blind but their names will last as long as time endures because they dreamed and translated their dreams into organized thought before passing to the next Chapter Kindle a new in your mind the fire of

hope faith courage and tolerance if you have these states of mind and a working knowledge of the principles described all else that you need will come to you when you are ready for it let Emerson State the thought in these words every proverb every book every byword that belongs to thee for Aid and comfort shall surely come home through open or winding passages every friend whom not thy fantastic will but the Great and tender soul in thee crath shall lock thee in his Embrace there is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready

to receive it no one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it the State of Mind must be belief Not Mere hope or wish open-mindedness is essential for belief closed minds do not Inspire Faith courage and belief remember no more effort is required to aim high in life To demand abundance and prosperity then is required to accept misery and poverty a great poet has correctly stated this universal truth through these lines I bargained with life for a penny and life would pay no more however I begged at evening when I counted

my scanty store for life is just an employer he gives you what you ask but once you have set the wages why you must bear the task I worked for a menials hire only to learn dismayed that any wage I had asked of Life life would have willingly paid desire at wit's Mother Nature as a fitting climax to this chapter I wish to introduce one of the most unusual persons I have ever known I first saw him 24 years ago a few minutes after he was born he came into the world without any physical sign

of ears and the doctor admitted when pressed for an opinion that the child might be deaf and mute for life I challenged the doctor's opinion I had the right to do so I was The child's father I too reached a decision and rendered an opinion but I express the opinion silently in the secrecy of my own heart I decided that my son would hear and speak nature could send me a child without ears but nature could not induce me to accept the reality of the Affliction in my own mind I knew that my son would

hear and speak how I was sure there must be a way and I knew knew I would find it I thought the words of the immortal Emerson the whole Course of things goes to teach us faith we need only obey there is guidance for each of us and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word the right word desire more than anything else I desired that my son should not be a deaf mute from that desire I never receded not for a second many years previously I had written our only limitations are those we

set up in in our own minds for the first time I wondered if that statement were true Lying on the bed in front of me was a newly born child without the natural equipment of hearing even though he might hear and speak he was obviously disfigured for Life surely this was a limitation which that child had not set up in his own mind what could I do about it somehow I would find a way to transplant into that child's mind my own burning desire for Ways and Means of conveying sound to his brain without the

aid of Ears as soon as the child was old enough to cooperate I would fill his mind so completely with a burning desire to hear that nature would by methods of her own translate it into physical reality all this thinking took place in my own mind but I spoke of it to no one every day I renewed The Pledge I had made to myself not to accept a deaf mute for a son as he grew older and began to take notice of things around him we observed that he had a slight degree of Hearing when

he reached the age when children usually begin talking he made no attempt to speak but we could tell by his actions that he could hear certain sounds slightly that was all I wanted to know I was convinced that if he could hear even slightly he might develop still greater hearing capacity then something happened which gave me hope it came from an entirely unexpected source we bought a victrola when the child heard the music for the first time we Went into ecstasies and promptly appropriated the machine he soon showed a preference for certain records among them

it's a long way to tiporary on one occasion he played that piece over and over for almost 2 hours standing in front of the victrola with his teeth clamped on the edge of the case the significance of this self-formed habit of his did not become clear to us until years afterward for we had never heard of the principle of bone conduction of Sound at that time shortly after he appropriated the victrola I discovered that he could hear me quite clearly when I spoke with my lips touching his mastoid bone or at the base of the

brain these discoveries placed in my possession the necessary media by which I began to translate into reality my burning desire to help my son develop hearing and spech by that time he was making stabs at speaking certain words the Outlook was Far from encouraging but desire backed by faith Knows No Such word as impossible having determined that he could hear the sound of my voice plainly I began immediately to transfer to his mind the desire to hear and speak I soon discovered that the child enjoyed bedtime stories so I went to work creating stories designed

to develop in him self-reliance imagination and a keen desire to hear and to be normal there was one story in particular which I Emphasized by giving it some new and dramatic coloring each time it was told it was designed to plant in his mind the thought that his Affliction was not a liability but an asset of Great Value despite the fact that all the philosophy I had examined clearly indicated that every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent Advantage I must confess that I had not the slightest idea how this afflict ition could

ever become an asset however I continued my Practice of wrapping that philosophy in bedtime stories hoping the time would come when he would find some plan by which his handicap could be made to serve some useful purpose reason told me plainly there was no adequate compensation for the lack of ears and natural hearing equipment desire backed by faith pushed reason aside and inspired me to carry on as I analyzed the experience in retrospect I can see now that my son's faith in me had much To do with the astounding results he did not question anything

I told him I sold him the idea that he had a distinct advantage over his older brother and that this Advantage would reflect itself in many ways for example the teachers in school would observe that he had no ears and because of this they would show him special attention and treat him with extraordinary kindness they always did his mother saw to that by visiting the teachers and arranging with them to give The child the extra attention necessary I sold him the idea too that when he became old enough to sell newspapers his older brother had

already become a newspaper Merchant he would have a big advantage over his brother for the reason that people would pay him extra money for his Wares because they could see that he was a bright industrious boy despite the fact he had no ears we could notice that gradually the child's hearing was improving moreover He had not the slightest tendency to be self self-conscious because of his Affliction when he was about seven he showed the first evidence that our method of servicing his mind was bearing fruit for several months he begged for the privilege of selling

newspapers but his mother would not give her consent she was afraid that his deafness made it unsafe for him to go out in the street alone finally he took matters in his own hands one afternoon when he was left at Home with the servants he climbed through the kitchen window shinny to the ground and set out on his own he borrowed 6 cents in capital from the neighborhood Shoemaker invested it in papers sold out reinvested and kept repeating until late in the evening after balancing his accounts and paying back the 6 cents he had borrowed

from his Banker he had a net profit of 42 cents when we got home that night we found him in bed asleep with the money Tightly clenched in his hand his mother opened his hand removed the coins and cried of all things crying over her son's first victory seemed so inappropriate my reaction was the reverse I laughed heartily for I knew that my Endeavor to plant in the child's mind an attitude of faith in himself had been successful his mother saw in his first business venture a little deaf boy who had gone out in the

streets and risked his life to earn Money I saw a brave ambitious self-reliant little businessman whose stock in himself had been increased 100% because he had gone into business on his own initiative and had won the transaction pleased me because I knew that he had given evidence of a trait of resourcefulness that would go with him all through life later events proed this to be true when his older brother wanted something he would lie down on the floor kick his feet in the Air cry for it and get it when the little deaf boy wanted

something he would plan a way to earn the money then buy it for himself he still follows that plan truly my own son has taught me that handicaps can be converted into Stepping Stones on which one may climb toward some worthy goal unless they are accepted as obstacles and used as aliis the little deaf boy went through the grades high school and college without being able to hear his teachers Excepting when they shouted loudly at close range he did not go to a school for the death we would not permit him to learn the sign

language we were determined that he should live a normal life and associate with Norm Al children and we stood by that decision although it cost us many heated debates with school officials while he was in high school he tried an electrical hearing aid but it was of no value to him due we believed to a condition that was Disclosed when the child was six by Dr J Gordon Wilson of Chicago when he operated on one side of the boy's head and discovered there was no sign of natural hearing equipment during his last week in college

18 years after the operation something happened which marked the most important turning point of his life through what seemed to be mere chance he came into possession of another electrical hearing device which was sent to him on trial he was slow About testing it due to his disappointment with a similar device finally he picked the instrument up and more or less carelessly placed it on his head hooked up the battery and low as if by a stroke of magic his lifelong desire for normal hearing became a reality for the first time in his life he

heard practically as well as any person with normal hearing God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform Overjoyed because of the changed World which had been brought to him through his hearing device he rushed to the telephone called his mother and heard her voice perfectly the next day he plainly heard the voices of his professors in class for the first time in his life previously he could hear them only when they shouted at short range he heard the radio he heard the talking picture es for the first time in his life he could Converse

freely with other people without the necessity of Their having to speak loudly truly he had come into possession of a changed world we had refused to accept Nature's error and by persistent desire we had induced nature to correct that error through the only practical means available desire had commenced to pay dividends but the victory was not yet complete the boy still had had to find a definite and practical way to convert his handicap into an equivalent asset hardly realizing the significance of What had already been accomplished but intoxicated with the joy of his newly discovered

world of sound he wrote a letter to the manufacturer of the hearing aid enthusiastically describing his experience something in his letter something perhaps which was not written on the lines but back of them caused the company to invite him to New York when he arrived he was escorted through the factory and while talking with the chief engineer telling him about his changed World a hunch an idea or an inspiration call it what you wish flashed into his mind it was this impulse of thought which converted his Affliction into an asset destined to pay dividends in

both money and happiness to thousands for all time to come the sum and substance of that impulse of thought was this it occurred to him that he might be of help to the millions of deafened people who go through life without the benefit of hearing devices if he could find a way To tell them the story of his changed world then and there he reached a decision to devote the remainder of his life to rendering useful service to the heart of hearing for an entire month he carried on an intensive research during which he analyzed

the entire Marketing System of the manufacturer of the hearing device and created Ways and Means of communicating with the heart of hearing all over the world for the purpose of sharing with them his newly Discovered changed world when this was done he put in writing a 2-year plan based upon his findings when he presented the plan to the company he was instantly given a position for the purpose of carrying out his ambition little did he dream when he went to work that he was destined to bring hope and practical relief to thousands of deafened people

who without his help would have been doomed forever to deaf muismat With the manufacturer of his hearing aid he invited me to attend a class conducted by his company for the purpose of teaching deaf mutes to hear and speak I'd never heard of such a form of Education therefore I visited the class skeptical but hopeful that my time would not be entirely wasted here I saw a demonstration which gave me a greatly enlarged vision of what I had done to arouse and keep alive in my son's mind the desire for normal hearing I saw de

It's actually being taught to hear and speak through application of the same principle I had used more than 20 years previously in saving my son from deaf muismat my son Blair and I have been destined to Aid in correcting deaf mudis for those as yet unborn because we are the only living human beings as far as I know who have established definitely the fact that deaf mutm can be corrected to the extent of restoring to normal life those who suffer with this Affliction it has been done for one it will be done for others there

is no doubt in my mind that Blair would have been a deaf mute all his life if his mother and I had not managed to shape his mind as we did the doctor who attended at his birth told us confidentially the child might never hear or speak a few weeks ago Dr Irving Vorhees a noted specialist on such cases examined Blair very thoroughly he was astounded when he learned how well my Son now hears and speaks and his examination indicated that theoretically the boy should not be able to hear at all but the lad does

hear despite the fact that x-ray picture show there is no opening in the skull whatsoever form were his ears should be to the brain when I planted in his mind the desire to hear and talk and live as a normal person there went with that impulse some strange influence which caused nature to become bridge builder And span the Gulf of Silence between his brain and the outer World by some means which the keenest medical specialists have not been able to interpret it would be sacrilege for me to even conjecture as to how nature performed this

miracle it would be unforgivable if I neglected to tell the world as much as I know of the humble part I assumed in the strange experience it is my duty and a privilege to say I believe and not without reason that nothing is impossible to the person Who backs Desire with enduring Faith verily a burning desire has a devious way of transmuting itself into physical equivalent Blair desired normal hearing now he has it he was born with a handicap which might easily have sent one with a less defined desire to the street with a bundle

of pencils and a Tin Cup that handicap now promises to serve as the medium by which he will render useful service to many millions of Heart Of hearing also to give him useful employment and adequate financial compensation the remainder of his life The Little White Lies I planted in his mind when he was a child by leading him to believe his Affliction would become a great asset which he could capitalize has Justified itself verily there is nothing right or wrong which belief plus burning desire cannot make real these qualities are free to everyone in all

my experience and dealing with men and Women who had personal problems I never handled a single case which more definitely demonstrates the power of Desire authors sometimes make the mistake of writing of subjects of which they have but superficial or very Elementary knowledge it has been my good fortune to have had the privilege of testing the soundness of the power of Desire through the Affliction of my own son perhaps it was providential that the experience came as it did for surely no One is better better prepared than he to serve as an example of what

happens when desire is put to the test if Mother Nature bends to the will of Desire is it logical that Mere Men can defeat a burning desire strange and imponderable is the power of the human mind we do not understand the method by which it uses every circumstance every individual every physical thing within its reach as a means of transmuting Desire into its physical counterpart perhaps science Will uncover this secret I planted in my son's mind the desire to hear and speak as any normal person hears and speaks the desire has now become a reality

I planted in his mind the desire to convert his greatest handicap into his greatest asset the desire has been realized the modus operandi by which this astounding result was achieved is not hard to describe it consisted of three very definite facts first I mixed Faith with the desire for normal hearing Which I passed on to my son second I communicated my desire to him in every conceivable way available through persistent continuous effort over a period of years third he believed me as this chapter was being completed news came of the death of me Schuman Hank

one short paragraph and the News dispatch gives the clue to this unusual woman's stupendous success as a singer I quote the paragraph because the clue it contains is none other than desire early In her career me Schuman Hank visited the director of the Vienna Court Opera to have him test her voice but he did not test it after taking one look at the awkward and poorly dressed girl he exclaimed none too gently with such a face and with no personality at all how can you ever expect to succeed in Opera my good child give up

the idea buy a sewing machine and go to work you can never be a singer never is a long time the director of the Vienna Court Opera knew much about the technique of singing he knew little about the power of Desire when it assumes the proportion of an obsession if he had known more of that power he would not have made the mistake of condemning genius without giving it an opportunity several years ago one of my business associates became ill he became worse as time went on and finally was taken to the hospital for an

operation just before he was wheeled into the Operating room I took a look at him and wondered how anyone as thin and emaciated as he could possibly go through a major operation successfully the doctor warned me that there was little if any chance of my ever seeing him alive again but that was the doctor's opinion it was not the opinion of the patient just before he was wheeled away he whispered feebly do not be disturbed chief I will be out of here in a few days the attending nurse looked At me with pity but the

patient did come through safely after it was all over his physician said nothing but his own desire to live saved him he would never have pulled through if he had not refused to accept the possibility of death I believe in the power of Desire backed by faith because I have seen this power lift men from lowly Beginnings to places of power and wealth I've seen it Rob the grave of its victims I've seen it serve as the medium by which men Staged a comeback after having been defeated in a hundred different ways I've seen it

provide my own son with a normal happy successful life despite Nature's having sent him into the world without ears how can one harness and use the power of Desire this has been answered through this and the subsequent chapters of this book this message is going out to the world at the end of the longest perhaps the most devastating depression America has ever known it is reasonable to presume that the message may come to the attention of many who have been wounded by the depression those who have lost their fortunes others who have lost their positions

and great numbers who must reorganize their plans and stage of comeback to all these I wish to convey the thought that all achievement no matter what it may be by its nature or its purpose must begin with an intense burning desire for something Definite through some strange and Powerful principle of mental chemistry which she has never divulged nature wraps up in the impulse of strong desire that something which recognizes no such word as impossible and accepts no such reality as failure this is a very important chapter because in many spiritual communities desire is frowned upon

they'll tell you you shouldn't desire anything simply be it's not true it's human nature to Desire we have impulses and desires I personally believe in my own experience that when I desire something it means that it is possible for me to have it if you feel a desire that means it is a possibility that may sound radical or strange to you but it is true it means that somewhere in some reality you already have obtained what it is that you desire several times in this chapter he also mentions that desire backed by Faith you can

desire something but if you don't have any faith you will never get what you want he completely enforces the idea that faith is a critical part of this formula which he gets into in the next chapter but desire is not a bad thing it is a wonderful thing if you feel a desire then embrace it because it will give you that Chief definite purpose that you need now there is a very important Method that is mentioned at the beginning of this chapter the six step method this method is what I used after reading this book

I wrote it down on a piece of paper I wrote an exact amount of money down now some people argue you do not have to have an exact amount of money that is for you to decide but the most important part of this method that's mentioned is that you determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money You desire so when you write down your desire and what you want and an exact amount of money if that's what it is the part that's important in my own experience is saying what I would

do to achieve this desire some people think magically oh I want $20,000 but then they don't ever talk about how they're going to get it so by claiming that you're going to intend to give in return for the money you desire it seems to start the wheel rolling you Would establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire which also helps so you would say in 2024 I will receive $110,000 by providing the best possible service to people in whatever thing that you're thinking of and you create a plan and carry

out that desire and begin at once you create the plan you write a clear concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire and then you read your statement aloud in the morning At night I would just read it in front of the mirror right before I brush my teeth in the morning and right before I brush my teeth at night and i' look in the mirror and I would say everything that I had on my plan I did this for 3 years and there were times I felt like it wasn't working of

course after thousands of times of repeating something then you start to have a little bit of Doubt but remember that first chapter keep on going and Faith Backed by desire is the key I had faith that it would work it had worked for so many other people and so when you start to use this technique don't give up maybe it's eight years it takes but just don't give up keep on doing it and you will achieve whatever it is is you desire chapter 3 Faith visualization of and belief in attainment of Desire the second step

toward riches faith is the head chemist of the Mind When Faith is Blended with the Vibration of thought the subconscious mind instantly picks up the vibration translates it into its spiritual equivalent and transmits it to infinite intelligence as in the case of prayer the emotions of Faith love and sex are the most powerful of all the major positive emotions when the three are Blended they have the effect of coloring the vibration of thought in such a way that it instantly reaches the subconscious Mind where it is changed into its spiritual equivalent the only form that

induces a response from infinite int elligence love and faith are psychic related to the spiritual side of man sex is purely biological and related only to the physical the mixing or blending of these three emotions has the effect of opening a direct line of communication between the finite thinking mind of man and infinite intelligence how to develop Faith there Comes now a statement which will give a better understanding of the importance the principle of autosuggestion assumes in the transmutation of Desire into its physical or monetary equivalent namely faith is a state of mind which may

be induced or created by affirmation or repeated instructions to the subconscious mind through the principle of autosuggestion as an illustration Consider the purpose for which you are presumably reading this book the object object is naturally to acquire the ability to transmute the intangible thought impulse of Desire into its physical counterpart money by following the instructions laid down in the chapters on Autos suggestion and the subconscious mind summarized in the chapters on Autos suggestion you may convince the subconscious mind that you believe you will receive that for which You ask and it will act upon that

belief which your subconscious mind passes back to you in the form of Faith followed by definite plans for procuring that which you desire the method by which one develops Faith where it does not already exist is extremely difficult to describe almost as difficult in fact as it would be to describe the color of red to a blind man who has never seen color and has nothing with which to compare what you describe to him faith is a state of Mind which you may develop at will after you have m mastered the 13 principles because it

is a state of mind which develops voluntarily through application and use of these principles repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of Faith perhaps the meaning may be made clear through the following explanation as to the way men and women sometimes become criminals stated in the Words of a famous criminologist when men men and women first come into contact with crime they abore it if they remain in contact with crime for a time they become accustom to it and endure it if they

remain in contact with it long enough they finally embrace it and become influenced by it this is the equivalent of saying that any impulse of thought which is repeatedly passed onto the subconscious mind is finally accepted and acted upon by the Subconscious mind which proceeds to translate that impulse into its physical equivalent by the most practical procedure available in connection with this consider again the statement all thoughts which have been emotionalized given feeling and mixed with faith begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent or counterpart the emotions or the feeling portion of thoughts

are the factors which give Thoughts Vitality life and action theot of Faith love and sex when mixed with any thought impulse give it Greater action than any of these emotions can do singly not only thought impulses which have been mixed with faith but those which have been mixed with any of the positive emotions or any of the negative emotions may reach and influence the subconscious mind from this statement you will understand that the subconscious mind will translate into Its physical equivalent a thought impulse of a negative or destructive nature just as readily as it will

act upon thought impulses of a positive or constructive nature this accounts for the strange phenomenon which so many millions of people experience referred to as Misfortune or bad luck there are millions of people who believe themselves doomed to poverty and failure because of some strange force over which they believe they have no control they Are the creators of their own misfortunes because of this negative belief which is picked up by the subconscious mind and translated into its physical equivalent this is an appropriate place at which to suggest again that you may benefit by passing on

to your subconscious mind any desire which you wish translated into its physical or monetary equivalent in a state of expectancy or belief that the transm Ation will actually take place your belief or faith is the element which determines the action of your subconscious mind there is nothing to hinder you from deceiving your subconscious mind when giving it instructions through autosuggestion as I deceived my son's subconscious mind to make this deceit more realistic conduct yourself just as you would if you were already in possession of the material thing which You are demanding when you call all

upon your subconscious mind the subconscious mind will transmute into its physical equivalent by the most direct and practical media available any order which is given to it in a state of belief or faith that the order will be carried out surely enough has been stated to give a starting point from which one may through experiment and practice acquire the ability to mix Faith with any order given to the Subconscious mind Perfection will come through practice it cannot come by merely reading instructions if it be true that one may become a Criminal by association with crime

and this is a known fact it is equally true that one may develop Faith by voluntarily suggesting to the subconscious mind that one has Faith the Mind comes finally to take on the nature of the influences which dominate it understand this truth and you will know Why it is essential for you to encourage the positive emotions as dominating forces of your mind and discourage and eliminate negative emotions a mind dominated by positive emotions becomes a favorable Abode for the State of Mind known as Faith a mind so dominated May at will give the subconscious mind

instructions which it will accept and act upon immediately faith is a state of mind which may be induced by autosuggestion All down the ages the religionists have admonished struggling Humanity to have faith in this that and the other Dogma or Creed but they have failed to tell people how to have faith they have not stated that faith is a state of mind and that it may be induced by self-suggestion in language which any normal human being can understand we will describe all that is known about the principle through which Faith may be developed where it

Does not already exist have Faith In Yourself faith in the infinite before we begin you should be reminded again that faith is the Eternal Elixir which gives life power and action to the impulse of thought the forgoing sentence is worth reading a second time and a third and a fourth it is worth reading aloud faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches faith is the basis of all miracles and all Mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of Science faith is the only known antidote for failure faith is the element the chemical

which when mixed with prayer gives one direct communication with infinite intelligence faith is the element which transforms the ordinary vibration of thought created by the finite mind of man into the spiritual equivalent faith is the only agency through which the cosmic force of infinite intelligence can be harnessed and used by Man everyone of the foregoing statements is capable of proof the proof is simple and easily demonstrated it is wrapped up in the principle of autosuggestion let us Center our attention therefore upon the subject of self- suggestion and find out what it is and what it

is capable of achieving it is a well-known fact that one comes finally to believe whatever one repeats to oneself whether the statement be true or false if a man repeats a lie over and Over he will eventually accept the lie as truth moreover he will believe it to be the truth every man is what he is because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind thoughts which a man or woman deliberately place in their own mind and encourage with sympathy and with which they mix any one or more of the emotions constitute

the motivating forces which direct and control their every movement act and deed comes now a very significant Statement of Truth thoughts which are mixed with any of the feelings of emotions constitute a magnetic force which attracts from the vibrations of The Ether other similar or related thoughts a thought thus magnetized with emotion may be compared to a seed which when planted in fertile soil germinates grows and multiplies itself over and over again until that which was originally one small seed becomes countless millions of seeds of the same Brand The Ether is a great Cosmic mass

of eternal Forces of vibration it is made up of both destructive vibrations and constructive vibrations it carries at all times vibrations of fear poverty disease failure misery and vibrations of prosperity Health success and happiness just as surely as it carries the sound of hundreds of orchestrations of music and hundreds of human Voices All of which maintain their own individuality and means of Identification through the medium of radio from the great Storehouse of The Ether the human mind is constantly attracting vibrations which harmonize with that which dominates the human mind any thought idea plan or purpose

which one holds in one's mind attracts from the vibrations of The Ether a host of its relatives adds these relatives to its own force and grows until it becomes the dominating motivating Master of the individual in whose mind it is been Housed now let's go back to the starting point and become informed as to how the Original Seed of an idea plan or purpose may be planted in the mind the information is easily conveyed any idea plan or purpose may be placed in the Mind through repetition of thought this is why you are asked to

write out a statement of your major purpose or definite chief aim commit it to memory and repeat it in audible words day after day until these vibration s of sound Have reached your subconscious mind we are what we are because of the vibrations of thought which we pick up and register through the stimuli of our daily environment resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment and to build your own life to order taking inventory of mental assets and liabilities you will discover that your greatest weakness is lack of self-confidence this handicap can be

surmounted and timidity translated into Courage through the aid of the principle of Autos suggestion the application of this principle may be made through a simple arrangement of positive thought impulses stated in writing memorized and repeated until they become a part of the working equipment of the subconscious faculty of your mind self-confidence Formula First I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my definite purpose in life therefore I demand of myself Persistent continuous action toward its attainment and I here and now promise to render such action second I realize the dominating thoughts

of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward physical action and gradually transform themselves into physical reality therefore I will concentrate my thoughts for 30 minutes daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of that person Third I know through the principle of autosuggestion any desire that I persistently hold in my mind will eventually seek expression through some practical means of attaining the object back of it therefore I will devote 10 minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of self-confidence fourth

I have clearly written down a description of my definite chief aim in life and I will never stop trying until I shall have Developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment fifth I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure unless built upon truth and Justice therefore I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use and the cooperation of other people I will induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others I will eliminate hatred

Envy Jealousy selfishness and cynicism by developing love for all Humanity because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success I will cause others to believe in me because I will believe in them and in myself I will sign my name to this formula commit it to memory and repeat it aloud once a day with full faith that it will gradually influence my thoughts and actions so that I will become a self-reliant and successful Person back of this formula is a law of nature which no man has yet been able to

explain it has baffled the scientists of all ages the psychologists have named this law Autos suggestion and let it go at that the name by which one calls this law is of little importance the important fact about it is it works for the glory and success of mankind if it is used constructively on the other hand if used destructively it will destroy just as readily in this statement may be Found a very significant truth namely that those who go down in defeat and end their lives in poverty misery and distress do so because of negative

application of the principle of Autos suggestion the cause may be found in the fact that all impulses of thought have a tendency to clothe themselves elves in their physical equivalent the subconscious mind the chemical laboratory in which all thought impulses are combined and made ready for Translation into physical reality makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses it works with the material we feed it through our thought impulses the subconscious mind will translate into reality a thought driven by fear just as readily as it will translate into reality a thought driven by courage or

faith the pages of medical history are rich with illustrations of cases of suggestive suicide a man May commit Suicide through negative suggestion just as effectively as by any other means in a Midwestern City a man by the name of Joseph Grant a bank official borrowed a large sum of the bank's money without the consent of the directors he lost the money through gambling one afternoon the bank examiner came and began to check the accounts Grant left the bank took a room in a local hotel and when they found him 3 days later he was lying

in bed wailing and moaning repeating over And over these words my God this will kill me I cannot stand this disgrace in a short time he was dead the doctors pronounced the case one of mental suicide just as electricity will turn the wheels of industry and render useful service if used constructively or sniff out life if wrongly used so will the law of autosuggestion lead you to peace and prosperity or down into the valley of misery failure and death according to your degree of Understanding and application of it if you fill your mind with fear

doubt and unbelief in your ability to connect with and use the forces of infinite intelligence the law of autosuggestion will take this Spirit of unbelief and use it as a pattern by which your subconscious mind will translate it in to its physical equivalent this statement is as true as the statement that two and two are four like the wind which carries one ship East and another West the law of autosuggestion will lift you up or pull you down according to the way you set your Sals of thought the law of Autos suggestion through which any

person may rise to Attitudes of achievement which stagger the imagination is well described in the following verse if you think you are beaten you are if you think you dare not you don't if you like to win but you think you can't it is almost certain you won't if you think You'll lose you're lost for out of the world we find success begins with a fellow's will it's all in the state of mind if you think you are outclassed you are you've got to think High to rise you've got to be sure of yourself before

you can ever win a prize life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man but soon or late the man who wins is the man who thinks he can observe The Words which have been emphasized and you will catch the deep Meaning which the poet had in mind somewhere in your makeup perhaps in the cells of your brain there lies sleeping the seed of achievement which if aroused and put into action would carry you to height such as you may never have hoped to attain just as a master musician may cause the most

beautiful strains of music to pour forth from the strings of a violin so may you arouse the genius which lies asleep in your brain and cause it to drive you upward to whatever Goal You may wish to achieve Abraham Lincoln was a failure at everything he tried until he was well past the age of 40 he was a Mr Nobody from nowhere until a great experience came into his life aroused the sleeping genius within his heart and brain and gave the world one of its really great men that experience was mixed with the emotions of

sorrow and love it came to him through Anne rutage the only woman whom he ever truly loved it is a known fact that the Emotion of Love is closely akin to the State of Mind known as faith and this for the reason that love comes very near to translating one's thought impulses into their spiritual equivalent during his work of research the author discovered from the analysis of the life work and achievements of hundreds of men of outstanding accomplishments that there was the influence of a woman's love back of nearly every one of them the emotion

of Love in the human heart and brain creates a favorable field of magnetic attraction which causes an influx of the higher and finer vibrations which are afloat in The Ether if you wish evidence of the power of Faith study the achievements of men and women who have employed it at the head of the list comes the Nazarene Christianity is the greatest single Force which influences the minds of men the basis of Christianity is Faith No matter how many People may have perverted or misinterpreted the meaning of this great force and no matter how many dogmas

and Creeds have been created in its name which do not reflect its tenants the sum and substance of the teachings and the achiev a Ms of Christ which may have been interpreted as Miracles were nothing more nor less than faith if there are any such phenomena as Miracles they are produced only through the State of Mind known as Faith some teachers of Religions and many who call themselves Christians neither understand nor practice Faith let us consider the power of Faith as it is now being demonstrated by a man who is well known to all civilization

Mahatma Gandhi of India in this man the world has one of the most astounding examples known to civilization of the possibilities of Faith Gandhi wields more potential power than any man living at this time and this despite the fact that he has none Of the Orthodox tools of power such as money battleships soldiers and materials of warfare Gandhi has no money he has no home he does not own a suit of clothes but he does have power how does he come by that power he created it out of his understanding of the principle of faith

and through his ability to transplant that faith into the minds of 200 million people Gandhi has accomplished through the influence of faith that which the strongest military power on Earth could Not and never will accomplish through soldiers and military equipment he has accomplished the astounding feat of influencing 200 million Minds to coales and move in unison as a single mind what other force on Earth except Faith could do as much there will come a day when employees as well as employers will discover the possibilities of faith that day is Dawning the whole world has had

ample opportunity during the recent business depression to witness what the Lack of faith will do to business surely civilization has produced a sufficient number of intelligent human beings to make use of this great lesson which the depression has taught the world during this depression the world had evidence in abundance that widespread fear will paralyze the wheels of industry and business out of this experience will arise leaders in business and industry who will profit by the example which Gandhi has set for the world and they Will apply to business the same tactics which he has used

in building the greatest following known in the history of the world these leaders will come from the rank and file of the unknown men and women who now labor in the steel plants the coal mines the automobile factories and in the small towns and cities of America business is due for a reform make no mistake about this the methods of the past based upon economic combinations of force and fear will be Supplanted by the better principles of faith and cooperation men and women who labor will receive more than daily wages They will receive dividends from

the business the same as those who Supply the capital for business but first they must give give more to their employers and stop this bickering and bargaining by force at the expense of the public they must earn the right to the dividends moreover and this is the most important thing of all they will be led By leaders who will understand and apply the principles employed by Mah mandhi only in this way may leaders get from their followers the spirit of full cooperation which constitutes power in its highest and most enduring form this stupendous Machine age

in which we live and from which we are just emerging has taken the soul out of men its leaders have driven men as though they were pieces of cold Machinery they were forced to do so by employers who have Bargained at the expense of all concerned to get and not to give the watchword of the future will be human happiness and contentment and when this state of mind shall have been attained the production will take care of itself more effectively than anything that has ever been accomplished where men did not and could not mix faith

and individual interest with their labor because of the need for Faith and cooperation in operating business and industry it will Be both interesting and profitable to analyze an event which provides an excellent understanding of the methods by which industrialists and businessmen accumulate great fortunes by giving before they try to get the event chosen for this illustration dates back to 1900 when the United States Steel Corporation was being formed as you read the story keep in mind these fundamental facts and you will understand how ideas have been converted into huge fortunes first the Huge United States

Steel Corporation was born in the mind of Charles M Schwab in the form of an idea he created through his imagination second he mixed Faith with his idea third he formulated a plan for the transformation of his idea into physical and financial reality fourth he put his plan into action with his famous speech at the University Club fifth he applied and followed through on his plan with persistence and backed it with firm decision until it had been fully carried Out sixth he prepared the way for success by a burning desire for Success if you are

one of those who have often wondered how great fortunes are accumulated this story of the creation of the United States Steel Corporation will be enlightening if you have any doubt that men can Think and Grow Rich this story should dispel that doubt because you can plainly see in the story of the United States Steel that application of a major portion of the 13 Principles described in this book this astounding description of the power of an idea was dramatically told by John LEL in the New York World telegram with whose courtesy it is here reprinted a

pretty after dinner speech for a billion dollars when on the evening of December 12th 1900 some 80 of the Nations Financial nobility gathered in the banquet hall of the University Club on Fifth Avenue to do honor to a young man From out of the West not half the dozen of the guests realized they were to witness the most significant episode in American industrial history Jay Edward Simmons and Charles Stewart Smith their hearts full of gratitude for the lavish Hospitality bestowed on them by Charles M Schwab during a recent visit to Pittsburgh had arranged the dinner

to introduce 38-year-old Steelman to Eastern banking Society but they didn't expect him to Stampede The convention they warned him in fact that the bosoms within New York's stuff shirts would not be responsive to oratory and that if he didn't want to bore the Sans and harmans and Vanderbilts he had better limit himself to 15 or 20 minutes of polite Vapor rings and let it go at that even John perpoint Morgan sitting on the right hand of Schwab as became his Imperial dignity intend to Grace the banquet table with his presence only briefly and So far

as the press and public were concerned the whole Affair was of so little moment that no mention of it found its way into print the next day so The Two Hosts and their distinguished guests ate their way through the usual seven or eight courses there was little conversation and what there was of it was restrained few of the bankers and Brokers had met Schwab whose career had flowered along the banks of the the mangaa and none knew him well but before The evening was over they and with them money Master Morgan were to be swept

off their feet and a billion dooll baby the United States Steel Corporation was to be conceived it is perhaps unfortunate for the sake of history that no record of Charles Schwab speech at the dinner Ever Was Made he repeated some parts of it at a later dinner during a similar meeting of Chicago bankers and still later when the government brought suit to dissolve The steel trust he gave his own version from the witness stand of the remarks that stimulated Morgan into a frenzy of financial activity it is probable however that it was a homely speech

somewhat ungrammatical for the niceties of language never bothered Schwab full of epigram and threaded with wit but aside from that it had a galvanic force and effect upon the 5 billions of estimated Capital that was represented by the diners After it was over and the Gathering was still under its spell although Schwab had talked for 90 minutes Morgan led the order to a recessed window where dangling their legs from the high uncomfortable seat they talked for more than an hour the magic of the Schwab personality had been turned on full force but what was more

important in lasting was the full-fledged clear-cut program he laid down for the aggrandisement of Steel many other men Had tried to interest Morgan in slapping together a steel trust after the habit of the biscuit wire and hoop sugar rubber whiskey oil or chewing gum combinations John W Gates The Gambler had urged it but Morgan distrusted him the mo boys Bill and Jim Chicago stock jobbers who had glued together a match trust and a cracker Corporation had urged it and failed Elbert H Gary the sanctimonious country laer wanted to Foster it but he wasn't big enough

to be Impressive until Schwab's eloquence took JP Morgan to the Heights from which he could visualize the solid results of the most daring Financial undertakings ever conceived the project was regarded as a Delirious dream of easy money crackpots the financial magnetism that began a generation ago to attract thousands of small and sometimes inefficiently managed companies into large and competition crushing combinations had become operative in the steel world Through the devices of that jovial business pirate John W gate Gates already had formed the American Steel and Wire company out of a chain of small concerns and

together with Morgan had created the Federal Steel company the national tube and American Bridge companies were two more Morgan concerns and the more Brothers had forsaken the match and cookie business to form the American group tinplate steel hoop sheet steel and the national Steel company but By the sight of Andrew Carnegie's gigantic vertical trust a trust owned and operated by 53 partners those other combinations were pyun they might combine to their hearts content but the whole lot of them couldn't make a dent in the Carnegie organization and Morgan knew it the eccentric old Scott knew

it too from the Magnificent Heights of Skibo Castle he had viewed first with amusement and then with resentment the attempts of Morgan's smaller companies To cut into his business when the attempts became too bold Carnegie's temper was translated into anger and retaliation he decided to duplicate every Mill owned by his Rivals hither to he hadn't been interested in wire pipe Hoops or sheet instead he was content to sell such companies the raw steel and let them work it into whatever shape they wanted now with Schwab as his chief and able Lieutenant he planned to drive

his enemies to the wall so it was that In the speech of Charles M Schwab Morgan saw the answer to his problems of combination a trust without Carnegie giant of them all would be no trust at all a plum pudding as one writer said without the plums Schwab's speech on the night of December 12th 1900 undoubtedly carried the inference though not the pledge that the vast Carnegie Enterprise could be brought under the Morgan tent he talked of the world future for steel of reorganization for efficiency of Specialization of the scrapping of unsuccessful Mills and concentration

of effort on the flourishing properties of economies in the war traffic of economies in overhead and administrative Departments of capturing foreign markets more than that he told the Buccaneers among them wherein lay the errors of their customary priy their purposes he inferred had been to create monopolies raise prices and pay themselves fat dividends out of the privilege Schwab Condemned the system in his heartiest manner the short-sightedness of such a policy he told his hearers lay in the fact that it restricted the market in an era when everything cried for expansion by cheapening ing the cost

of Steel he argued an ever expanding Market would be created more uses for steel would be devised and a goodly portion of the World Trade would be captured actually though he did not know it Schwab was an apostle of modern mass production so the Dinner at the University Club came to an end Morgan went home to think about Schwab's Rosy predictions Schwab went back to Pittsburgh to run the steel business for we Andre conie while Gary and the rest went back to their stock tickers to fiddle around in anticipation of the next move it was

not long coming it took Morgan one week to digest the Feast of Reason Schwab had place before him when he had assured himself that no Financial indigestion was to result he Sent for Schwab and found that young man rather koi Mr Carnegie Schwab indicated might not like it if he found his trusted company president had been flirting with the Emperor of Wall Street the street upon which Carnegie was resolved Never To Tread then it was suggested by John W Gates the goete that if Schwab happened to be in the Belleview Hotel in Philadelphia JP Morgan

might also happen to be there when Schwab arrived however Morgan was Inconveniently Ill at his New York home and so on the Elder man's pressing invitation Schwab went to New York and presented himself at the door of the finance years library now certain economic historians have professed the belief that from the beginning to the end of the drama the stage was set by by Andrew Carnegie that the dinner to Schwab the famous speech the Sunday night conference between shab and the money King were events arranged by the Canny Scott the truth is exactly the opposite

when Schwab was called in to consummate the deal he didn't even know whether the little boss as Andrew was called would so much as listen to an order to sell particularly to a group of men whom Andrew regarded as being owed with something less than Holiness but Schwab did take into conference with him in his own hand writing six sheets of copper plate figures representing to his mind the physical worth and the Potential earning capacity of every Steel company he regarded as an essential star in the new metal firmament four men pondered over these figures

all night the chief of course was Morgan steadfast in his belief in the divine right of money with him was his aristocratic partner Robert bacon a scholar and a gentleman the third was John W Gates whom Morgan scorned as a gambler and used as a tool the fourth was Schwab who knew more about the Process of making and selling steel than any whole group of men than living throughout that conference the pittsburger Figures were never questioned if he said a company was worth so much then it was worth that much and no more he was

insistent too upon including in the combination only those concerns he nominated he had conceived a corporation in which there would be no duplication not even to satisfy the greed of friends who wanted To unload their company upon the broad Morgan shoulders thus he left out by design a number of the larger concerns upon which the walruses and Carpenters of Wall Street had cast Hungry Eyes when Dawn came Morgan Rose and straightened his back only one question remained do you think you can persuade Andrew Carnegie to sell he asked I can try said Schwab if you

can get him to sell I will undertake the matter said Morgan so far so good but Would Carnegie sell how much would he demand Schwab thought about $320 million what would he take payment in common or preferred stocks bonds cash nobody could raise a third of a billion dollars in cash there was a golf game in January on the frost cracking Heath of the St Andrews links in Westchester with Andrew bundled up in sweaters against the cold and Charlie talking volubly as usual to keep his spirits up but no word of business was me until

the pair sat Down in the Cozy warmth of the Carnegie Cottage hard by then with the same persuasiveness that had hypnotized 80 millionaires at the University Club Schwab poured out the glittering Promises of retirement in comfort of Untold Millions to satisfy the old man's social Caprices Carnegie capitulated wrote a figure on a slip of paper handed it to Schwab and said all right that's what we'll sell for the figure was approximately $400 million and was Reached by taking the with 320 million mentioned by Schwab as a basic figure and adding to it 80 million to

represent the increased Capital value over the previous two years later on the deck of a transatlantic liner the Scotsman said ruly to Morgan I wish I'd ask for you for a 100 million more if you had asked for it you'd have gotten it Morgan told him cheerfully there was an uproar of course a British correspondent caed that the foreign Steel world was appalled by The gigantic combination president Hadley of Yale declared that unless trusts were regulated the country might expect an emperor in Washington within the next 25 years but that able stock manipulating Keen went

at his work of shoving the new stock at the public so vigorously that all the excess water estimated by Summit nearly 600 million was absorbed in a twinkling so Carnegie had his millions and the Morgan Syndicate had 62 million for all its Trouble and all the boys from gates to Gary had their Millions the 38-year-old Schwab had his reward he was made president of the new Corporation and remained in control until 1903 the dramatic story of big business which you have just finished was included in this book because it is a perfect illustration of the

method by which desire can be transmuted into its physical equivalent I imagine some readers will Question the statement that a mere intangible desire can be converted into its physical equivalent doubtless some will say you cannot convert nothing into something the answer is in the story of United States Steel that giant organization was created in the mind of one man the plan by which the organization was provided with the steel mills that gave it Financial stability was created in the mind of the same man his faith his desire his imagination his Persistence were the real ingredient

that went into United States Steel the steel mills and mechanical equipment acquired by The Corporation after it had been brought into legal existence were incidental but careful analysis will disclose the fact that the appraised value of the properties acquired by the corporation increased in value by an estimated $600 Million by the mere transaction which Consolidated them under one Management in other words Charles M Schwab's idea Plus the faith which he conveyed it to the minds of JP Morgan and the others was marketed for a profit of approximately $600 million not an insignificant sum for a

single idea what happened to some of the men who took their share of the millions of dollars of profit made by this transaction is a matter with which we are not now concerned the important feature of the astounding achievement is that it serves As unquestionable evidence of the soundness of the philosophy described in this book because this philosophy was the warp and the Woof of the entire transaction moreover the practicability of the philosophy has been established by the fact that the United States Steel Corporation prospered and became one of the richest and most powerful corporations

in America employing thousands of people developing new uses for steel and opening new markets thus Providing that the 600 million Dollar in profit which the Schwab idea produced was earned riches begin in the form of thought the amount is limited only by the person in whose mind the thought is put into motion Faith removes limitations remember this when you are ready to bargain with life for whatever it is that you ask as your price for having passed this way remember also that the man who created the United States Steel Corporation was practically unknown at that

time he was merely Andrew Carnegie's man Friday until he gave birth to his famous idea after that he quickly Rose to a position of power Fame and riches this particular chapter really ties into the first two chapters and describes the powerful concept of Faith it's important to note that Napoleon Hill emphasizes at the beginning of this chapter Autos suggestion as a component Of faith and while that may sound somewhat generic it really isn't the idea is that you can create faith when you do not have faith by programming the subconscious through repetition of affirmation as

he says repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only known method of voluntary development of the emotion of Faith we've discussed affirmation many times in this particular case this is a use of Affirmation to change your belief system and Faith as he explains here which is very powerful he also states that faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches is the basis of all miracles is the only known antidote for failure is the element the chemical which when mixed with prayer gives one direct communication with infinite intelligence so the

idea of faith is that you are already in possession of The material thing that you're demanding it just hasn't arrived yet an expectation that everything will work out as you are thinking as he emphasizes here thoughts which are mixed with any of the feelings or emotions become magnetic when combined with faith the story that he gives here is an example of that Charles M Schwab had the faith in his idea and the faith which he brought into his speech and That Was Heard by All those other people is the reason he was able to sell

this idea now there is a self-confidence formula in this chapter that is very important you can almost read it as an affirmation stating that I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my definite purpose in life therefore I demand of myself persistent continuous action toward its attainment and I here and now promise to render such action I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will Eventually reproduce themselves in outward physical action and gradually transform themselves into physical reality therefore I will concentrate my thoughts for 30 minutes daily upon the task of

thinking of the person I intend to become thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of that person the use of affirmation here is important because he is not only stating a belief to program his subconscious mind he is guiding himself towards actions that he Needs to take in the future stating in his affirmation that he will spend 30 minutes daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become he also in another portion of this affirmation emphasizes spending 10 minutes a day on self-confidence self-confidence is linked to faith in this

chapter the idea that you're confident in something you expect it to happen and this is a Formula he will repeat throughout the book and it's incredibly powerful when You look at Faith as something that's achievable as many people who have consumed this book and have spoken with me directly say I see that it could work but I just don't have faith and they base that faith on their experiences of the past or whatever situation that they are in and what Napoleon Hill is saying forget about what your experience has been and what even you believe

now you can change those beliefs and you can create this Faith through Auto Suggestion there are no limitations to the Mind except those we acknowledge both poverty and riches are The Offspring of thought chapter 4 Auto suggestion the medium for influencing the subconscious mind the third step toward riches Auto suggest is a term which applies to all suggestions and all self-administered stimuli which reach one's Mind through the five senses stated in another way autosuggestion is self-suggestion it is The agency of communication between the part of the Mind where conscious thought takes place and that which

serves as the seat of action for the subconscious mind through the dominating thoughts which one permits to remain in the conscious mind whether these thoughts be negative or positive is immaterial the principle of autosuggestion voluntarily reaches the subconscious mind and influences it with these thoughts no thought whether it be negative or positive can enter the Subconscious mind without the aid of the principle of autosuggestion with the exception of thoughts picked up from The Ether stated differently all sense Impressions which are perceived through the five senses are stopped by the conscious thinking mind and may be

either passed on to the subconscious mind or rejected that will the conscious faculty serves therefore as an outer guard to the approach of the subconscious Nature has so built man That he has absolute control over the material which reaches his subconscious mind through his five senses although this is not meant to be constructed as a statement that man always exercises this control in the great majority of instances he does not exercise it which explains why so many people go through life in poverty recall what has been said about the subconscious mind resembling a fertile Garden

Spot in which weeds will grow in abundance if The seeds of more desirable crops are not swn therein Autos suggestion is the agency of control through which an individual May voluntarily feed his subconscious mind on thoughts of a creative nature or by neglect permit thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this Rich Garden of the mind you were instructed in the last of the six steps described in the chapter on desire to read aloud twice daily the written statement of your desire for Money and to see and feel yourself already in possession

of the money by following these instructions you communicate the object of your desire directly to your subconscious mind in a spirit of absolute Faith through repetition of this procedure you voluntarily create thought habits which are favorable to your efforts to transmute desire into its monit equivalent go back to these six steps described in Chapter 2 and read them Again very carefully before you proceed further then when you come to it read very carefully the four instructions for the organization of your Mastermind group described in the chapter on organized Planning by comparing these two sets of

instructions with that which has been stated on Autos suggestion you of course will see the instructions involve the application of the principle of Auto suggestion remember therefore when reading aloud The statement of your desire through which you are endeavoring to develop a money Consciousness that the mere reading of the words is of no consequence unless you mix emotion or feeling with your words if you repeat a million times the famous Amil kuay formula day by day in every way I'm getting better and better without mixing emotion and Faith with your words you will experience no

desirable results your subconscious mind recognizes and Acts upon only thoughts which have been well mixed with emotion or feeling this is a fact of such importantance as to Warrant repetition in practically every chapter because the lack of understanding of this is the main reason the majority of people who try to apply the principle of Autos suggestion get no desirable results plain unemotional words do not influence the subconscious mind you will get no appreciable results until you learn to reach your Subconscious mind with thoughtss or spoken words which have been well emotionalized with belief do not

become discouraged if you cannot control and direct your emotions the first time you try to do so remember there is no such possibility as something for nothing ability to reach and influence your subconscious mind has its price and you must pay that price you cannot cheat even if you desire to do the price of ability to influence Your subconscious mind is ever lasting persistence in applying the principles described here you cannot develop the desired ability for a lower price you and you alone must decide whether or not the reward for which you are striving the

money conscious is worth the price you must pay for it in effort wisdom and cleverness alone will not attract and retain money except in a few very rare instances where the law of averages favors the attraction of money through These sources the method of ATT rting money described here does not depend upon the law of averages moreover the method plays no favorites it will work for one person as effectively as it will for another where failure is experienced it is the individual not the method which has failed if you try and fail make another effort

and still another until you succeed your ability to use the principle of Autos suggestion will Depend very largely Upon Your Capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning Obsession when you begin to carry out the instructions in connections with the six steps described in the second chapter it will be necessary for you to make use of the principle of concentration let us here offer suggestions for the effective use of concentration when you begin to carry out the first of the six steps which instructs you to fix in your own Mind

the exact amount of money you desire hold your thoughts on that money by concent rtion or fixation of attention with your eyes closed until you can actually see the physical appearance of the money do this at least once each day as you go through these exercises follow the instructions given in the chapter on faith and see yourself actually in possession of the money here is a most significant fact the subconscious mind takes any orders given It in a spirit of absolute faith and acts upon those orders although the orders often have to be be presented

over and over again through repetition before they are interpreted by the subconscious mind following the preceding statement consider the possibility of playing a perfectly legitimate trick on your subconscious mind by making it believe because you believe it that you must have the amount of money you are visualizing that this Money is already awaiting your claim that the subconscious mind must hand over to you practical plans for acquiring the money which is yours hand over the thought suggested in the preceding paragraph to your imagination and see what your imagination can or will do to create practical

plans for the accumulation of money through transmutation of your desire do not wait for a definite plan through which you intend to exchange services or Merchandise in return for the money you are visualizing but begin at once to see yourself in possession of the money demanding and expecting meanwhile that your subconscious ious mind will hand over the plan or plans you need be on the alert for these plans and when they appear put them into action immediately when the plans appear they will probably flash into your mind through the six sense in the form of

an inspiration this inspiration may be Considered a direct telegram or message from infinite intelligence treat it with respect and act upon it as soon as you receive it failure to do this will be fatal to your success in the fourth of the six steps you were instructed to create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once to put this plan into action you should follow the instruction in the manner described in the preceding paragraph do not trust your reason when Creating your plan for accumulating money through the transmutation of Desire your

reason is faulty moreover your reasoning faculty may be lazy and if you depend entirely upon it to serve you it may disappoint you when visualizing the money you intend to accum ulate with closed eyes see yourself rendering the service or delivering the merchandise you intend to give in return for this money this is important summary of instructions the Fact that you are reading this book is an indication that you earnestly seek knowledge it is also an indication that you are a student of this subject if you're only a student there is a chance that you

may learn much that you did not know but you will learn only by assuming an attitude of humility if you choose to follow some of the instructions but neglect or refuse to follow others you will fail to get satisfactory results you must follow all instructions in a Spirit of Faith the instructions given in connection with the six steps in the second chapter will now be summarized and blended with the principles covered by this chapter as follows first go into some quiet spot preferably in bed at night where you will not be disturbed or interrupted close

your eyes and repeat aloud so you may hear your own words the written statement of the amount of money you intend to accumulate the time limit for its accumulation and a description Of the service or merchandise you intend to give in return for the money as you carry out these instructions see yourself already in possession of the money for example suppose that you intend to accumulate $50,000 by the 1st of January 5 years hence that you intend to give personal services in return for the money in the capacity of a Salesman your written statement of

your purpose should be similar to the following by the first day of January 19th I will Have in my possession $50,000 which will come to me in various amounts from time to time during the interim in return for this money I will give the most efficient service of which I am capable rendering the fullest possible quantity and the best possible quality of service in the capacity of salesman of and describe the service or merchandise you intend to sell I believe that I will have this money in my possession my faith is so strong that I

can now see This money before my eyes I can touch it with my hands it is now awaiting transfer to me at this time and in the proportion that I deliver the service I intend to render in return for it I am awaiting a plan by which to accumulate this money and I will follow that plan when it is received second repeat this program night and morning until you can see in your imagination the money you intend to accumulate and third place a written copy of your statement where you Can see it night and morning

and read it just before retiring and upon a rising until it has been memorized remember as you carry out these instructions that you're applying the principle of Autos suggestion for the purpose of giving orders to your subconscious mind remember remember also that your subconscious mind will act only upon instructions which are emotionalized and handed over to it with feeling faith is the strongest and most Productive of the emotions follow the instructions given in the chapter on faith these instructions May at first seem abstract do not let this disturb you follow the instructions no matter how

abstract or impractical they may at first appear to be the time will soon come if you do as you have been instructed in spirit as well as in act when a whole new universe of power will unfold to you skepticism in connection with all new ideas is characteristic of All human beings but if you follow the instructions outlined your skepticism will soon be replaced by belief and this in turn will soon become crystallized into absolute Faith then you will have arrived at the point where you may truly say I am the master of my fate

I am the captain of My Soul Many philosophers have made the statement that man is the master of his own Earthly Destiny but most of them have failed to say why he Is the master the reason that man may be the master of his own Earthly status and especially his financial status is Thoroughly explained in this chapter man may become the master of himself and of his environment because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind and through it gain the cooperation of infinite intelligence you are now reading the chapter which represents the

Keystone to the arch of this philosophy the instructions contained in this Chapter must be understood and applied with persistence if you succeed in transmuting desire into money the actual performance of transmuting Desire into money involves the use of Autos suggestion as an agency by which one may reach and influence the subconscious mind the other principles are simply tools with which to apply Autos suggestion keep this thought in mind and you will at all times be conscious of the important part of the principle of Autosuggestion is to play in your efforts to accumulate money through the

methods described in this book carry out these instructions as though you were a small child inject into your effort something of the faith of a child the author has been most careful to see that no impractical instructions were included because of his sincere desire to be helpful after you have read the entire book come back to this chapter and follow in spirit and in action this Instruction read the entire chapter aloud once every night until you become thoroughly convinced that the principle of Autos suggestion is sound that it will accomplish for you all that has

been claimed for it as you read underscore with a pencil every sentence which impress you favorably follow the foregoing instructions to the letter and it will open the way for a complete understanding and a Mastery of the Principles of success this is an amazing chapter that you should come back to time after time you want to understand the way to do affirmations there are many people that simply repeat affirmations all the time and then they will say hey this doesn't work why isn't it working you get the very secret of using affirmations in this chapter

it's a short chapter but it emphasizes that you must give these affirmations with emotion the mere Reading of the words is of no consequence unless you mix emotion or feelings with your words you can repeat an affirmation a million times a day but it will be inconsequential to your subconscious in order for your subconscious to get the instructions it must be accompanied by a feeling the feeling is the secret to the auto suggestion he states that clearly here and you get an example of how to create your own Auto suggestion how to put it Together

and how to apply it on a daily basis but the key whatever affirmation that you have created any statement that you read on a regular basis you must create a burning of obession that is emotionalized in the words that you used and when you do that the subconscious is signaled to knowing that this is key and important and you will see the outp picturing of your Autos suggestion in your reality chapter five specialized Knowledge personal experiences or observ the fourth step towards riches there are two kinds of knowledge one is General the other is specialized

general knowledge no matter how great in quantity or variety it may be is of but little use in the accumulation of money the faculties of the great universities possess in the aggregate practically every form of general knowledge known to civilization most of the professors have But little or no money they specialize on teaching knowledge but they do not specialize on the organization or the use of knowledge knowledge will not attract money unless it is organized and intelligently directed through practical plans of action to the definite end of accumulation of money lack of understanding of this

fact has been the source of confusion to millions of people who falsely believe That knowledge is power it is nothing of the sort knowledge is only potential power it becomes power only when and if it is organized into definite plans of action and directed to a definite end this Missing Link in all systems of Education known to civilization today may be found in the failure of educational institutions to teach their students how to organize and use knowledge after they acquire it many people make the mistake of Assuming that because Henry Ford had but little schooling

he is not a man of Education those who make this mistake do not know Henry Ford nor do they understand the real meaning of the word educate that word is derived from the Latin word educo meaning to educe to draw out to develop from within an educated man is not necessarily one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge an educated man is one who has so Developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants or its equivalent without violating the rights of others Henry Ford comes well within the meaning

of this definition during the World War a Chicago newspaper published certain editorials in which among other statements Henry Ford was called an ignorant pacifist Mr Ford objected to the statements and brought suit against the paper for libeling him when the suit was tried in the courts The attorneys for the paper pleaded justification and placed Mr Ford himself on the witness stand for the purpose of proving to the jury that he was ignorant the attorneys asked Mr Ford a great variety of questions all of them intended to prove by his own evidence that while he might

possess considerable specialized knowledge pertaining to the manufacturer of automobiles he was in the main ignorant Mr Ford was applied with such Questions as the following who was Benedict Arnold and how many soldiers did the British send over to America to put down the rebellion of 1776 in answer to the last question Mr Ford replied I do not know the exact number of soldiers the British sent over but I've heard that it was a considerably larger number than ever went back finally Mr Ford became tired of this line of questioning and in reply to a particularly

offensive question he Leaned over pointed his finger at the lawyer who has asked the question and said if I should really want to answer the foolish question you have just asked or any of the other questions you've been asking me let me remind you that I have a row of electric push buttons on my desk and by pushing the right button I can summon to my Aid men who can answer any question I desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoting most of my efforts now will you Kindly tell me why I

should clutter up my mind with general knowledge for the purpose of being able to answer questions when I have men around me who can Supply any knowledge I require there certainly was good logic to that reply that answer floored the lawyer every person in the courtroom realized it was the answer not of an ignorant man but a man of Education any man is educated who knows where to get knowledge when he needs it and how to Organize that knowledge into definite plans of action through the assistance of his Mastermind group Henry Ford had at his

command all the specialized knowledge he needed to enable him to be become one of the wealthiest men in America it was not essential that he have this knowledge in his own mind surely no person who has sufficient inclination and intelligence to read a book of this nature can possibly miss the significance of this Illustration before you can be sure of your ability to transmute desire into its monetary equivalent you will require specialized knowledge of the Service Merchandise or profession which you intend to offer in return for Fortune perhaps you may need much more specialized knowledge

than you have the ability or the inclination to acquire and if this should be true you may Bridge your weakness through the aid of your Mastermind group Andrew Carnegie Stated that he personally knew nothing about the technical end of the steel business moreover he did not particularly care to know anything about it the specialized knowledge which he required for the manufacturer and marketing of Steel he found available through the individual units of his Mastermind group The accumulation of great fortunes calls for power and power is acquired through highly organized and intelligently directed specialized Knowledge but

that knowledge does not necessarily have to be in the possession of the man who accumulates the fortune the preceding paragraph should give hope and encouragement to the man with ambition to accumulate a fortune who has not possessed himself of the necessary education to supply such specialized knowledge as he may require men sometimes go through life suffering from inferiority complexes because they are not men of Education the man who can Organize and direct a mastermind group of men who possess knowledge useful in the accumulation of money is just as much a man or woman of Education

as any man or woman in the group remember this if you suffer from a feeling of inferiority because your schooling has been limited Thomas a had only 3 months of schooling during his entire life he did not lack education neither did he die poor Henry Ford had less than a sixth grade schooling but he has managed To do pretty well by himself financially specialized knowledge is among the most plentiful and the cheapest form of service which may be had if you doubt this consult the payroll of any University it pays to know how to purchase

knowledge first of all decide the sort of specialized knowledge you require and the purpose for which it is needed to a large extent your major purpose in life the goal toward which you are working will help determine what Knowledge you need with this question settled your next move requires that you have accurate information concerning Dependable sources of knowledge the more important of these are a one's own experience and education B experience and Ed ation available through cooperation of others or Mastermind Alliance C colleges and universities D public libraries through books and periodicals in which may

be found all the knowledge organized by Civilization e special training courses through night schools and home study schools in particular as knowledge is acquired it must be organized and put into use for a definite purpose through practical plans knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end this is one reason why college degrees are not valued more highly they represent nothing but miscellaneous knowledge if You contemplate taking additional schooling first determine the purpose for which you want the knowledge you are seeking then learn where this particular sort

of knowledge can be obtained from reliable sources successful men in all callings never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose business or profession those who are not successful usually make the mistake of believing that the knowledge acquiring period ends when one Finishes school the truth is that schooling does but little more than to put one in the way of learning how to acquire practical knowledge with this changed World which began at the end of the economic collapse came also so astounding changes in educational requirements the order of the day is specialization this truth

was emphasized by Robert P Moore Secretary of appointments of Columbia University Specialists most sought Particularly sought after by employing companies are candidates who have specialized in some field business school graduates with training in accounting and statistics Engineers of all varieties journalists Architects chemists and also outstanding leaders and activity men of the senior class the man who has been active on the campus whose personality is such that he gets along with all kinds of people and who has done an adequate job with his Studies has a most decided Edge over the strictly academic student some of

these because of their all-around qualifications have received several offers of positions a few of them as many as six in departing from the conception that the straight A student was invariably the one to get the choice of the better jobs Mr Moore said that most companies look not only to academic records but to activity records and personalities of the students one of the Largest industrial companies the leader in its field in writing to Mr Moore concerning prospective seniors at the college said we are interested primarily in finding men and women who can make exceptional progress

in management work for this reason we emphasize qualities of character intelligence and personality far more than specific educational background apprenticeship proposed proposing a system of apprenticing Students in offices stores and Industrial occupations during the summer vacation Mr Moore asserts that after the first two or three years of college every student should be asked to choose a definite future course and to call a halt if he has been merely pleasantly drifting without purpose through an unspecialized academic curriculum colleges and universities must face the Practical consideration that all professions and occupations now Demand Specialists he said urging

that educational institutions accept more direct responsibility for vocational guidance one of the most reliable and practical sources of knowledge available to those who need specialized schooling is the night schools operated in most large cities the correspondent schools give specialized training anywhere the US males go on all subjects that can be taught by the extension method one advantage of home study training is the Flexibility of the study program which permits one to study during spare time another stupendous advantage of home study training if the school is carefully chosen is the fact that most courses offered by

home study schools carry with them generous privileges of consultation which can be Priceless value to those needing specialized knowledge no matter where you live you can share the benefits anything acquired without effort and without cost is Generally unappreciated often discredited perhaps this is why we get so little from our marvelous opportunity in public schools the self-discipline one receives from a definite program of specialized study makes up to some extent for the wasted opportunity when knowledge was available without cost correspondent schools are highly organized business institutions their tuition fees are so low that they are forced

to insist upon prompt payments Being asked to pay whether the student makes good grades or poor has the effect of causing one to follow through with the course when he should otherwise drop it The correspondent schools have not stressed this point sufficiently for the truth is their collection department constitute the very finest sort of training on decision promptness action and the habit of finishing that which one begins I learned this from experience More than 25 years ago I enrolled for a home study course in advertising after completing eight or 10 lessons I stopped studying but

the school did not stop sending me Bills moreover it insisted upon payment whether I kept up my studies or not I decided that if I had to pay for the course which I had legally obligated myself to do I should complete the lessons and get my money's worth I felt at the time that the collection system of the school was Somewhat too well organized but I learned later in life that it was a valuable part of my training for which no charge had been made being forced to pay I went ahead and completed the course

later in life I discovered that the efficient collection system of that school had been worth much in the form of money earned because of the training in advertising I had so reluctantly taken we have in this country what is said to be the greatest public school System in the world we have invested fabulous sums for fine buildings we have provided convenient transportation for children's living in the rural districts so they may attend the best schools but there is one astounding weakness to this marvelous system it is free one of the strange things about human beings

is they value only that which has a price the free schools of America and the free public libraries do not impress people because they are free this is a major Reason why so many people find it necessary to acquire additional training after they quit school and go to work it is also one of the major reasons why employers give greater consideration to employees who take home study courses they have learned from experience that any person who has the ambition to give up a part of his spare time to studying at home has in him those

qualities which make for leadership this recognition is not a Charitable gesture it is Sound business judgment upon the part of the employers there is one weakness in people in which there is no remedy it is the universal weakness of lack of ambition persons especially salaried people who schedule their spare time to provide for home study seldom remain at the bottom very long their action opens the way for the upward climb removes many obstacles from their path and gains the friendly interest of those who have the power to Put them in the way of opportunity the

home study method of training is especially suited to the needs of employed people who find after leaving school that they must acquire additional specialized knowledge but cannot spare the time to go back to school the changed economic conditions prevailing since the depression have made it necessary for thousands of people to find additional or new sources of income for the majority of these the Solution to their problem may be found only by acquiring specialized knowledge many will be forced to change their occupations entirely when a merchant finds that a certain line of merchandise is not selling

he usually supplants it with another that is in demand the person whose business is that of marketing personal services may also be an efficient Merchant if his services do not bring adequate returns in one occupation he must change to another Where broader opportunities are available steuart Austin Weir prepared himself as a construction engineer and followed this line of work until the depression limited his Market where it did not give him the income he required he took inventory of himself decided to change his profession to law went back to school and took special courses by which

he prepared himself as a corporation lawyer despite the fact that Depression had not ended he completed His training passed the bar examination and quickly built a lucrative law practice in Dallas Texas in fact he is turning away clients just to keep the record straight great and to anticipate the Alibis of those who will say I couldn't go to school because I have a family to support or I'm too old I will add the information that Mr Weir was past 40 and married when he went back to school moreover by carefully selecting highly Specialized courses in

colleges best prepared to teach the subjects chosen Mr Weir completed in two years the work for which the majority of law students require four years it pays to know how to purchase knowledge the person who stops studying merely because he has finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity no matter what may be his calling the way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge let us consider a specific instance During the Depression a Salesman in a grocery store found himself without a position having had some bookkeeping experience he took a special course

in accounting familiarized himself with all the latest bookkeeping and office equipment and went into business for himself starting with the grosser for whom he had formerly worked he made contracts with more than 100 small Merchants to keep their books at a very nominal monthly fee his idea was so Practical that he soon found it necessary to set up a portable office in a light delivery truck which he equipped with modern bookkeeping Machinery he now has a fleet of these bookkeeping offices on wheels and employs a large staff of assistants thus providing small Merchants with Accounting

Service equal to the best that money can buy at a very nominal cost specialized knowledge plus imagination were the ingredients that Went into this unique and successful business last year the owner of that business paid an income tax of almost 10 times as much as was paid by the merchant for whom he worked when the depression forced upon him a temporary adversity which proved to be a blessing in disguise the beginning of this successful business was an idea and as much as I had the privilege of supplying the unemployed salesman with that idea I now

assumed the further privilege of Suggesting another idea which has within it the possibility of even greater income also the possibility of rendering useful service to thousands of people who badly need that service the idea was suggested by the salesman who gave up selling and went into the business of keeping books on a wholesale basis when the plan was suggested as a solution of his un employment problem he quickly exclaimed I like the idea but I would not know how to turn it into cash in Other words he complained he would not know how to Market

his bookkeeping knowledge after he acquired it so that brought up another problem which had to be solved with the aid of a young woman typist clever at hand lettering and who could put the story together a very attractive book was prepared describing the advantages of the new system of bookkeeping the pages were neatly typed and pasted in an ordinary scrapbook which was used as a silent salesman with Which the story of this new business was so effectively told that its owner soon had more accounts than he could handle there are thousands of people all over

the country who need the service of a merchandising specialist capable of preparing an attractive brief for use in marketing personal services the aggregate annual income from such a service might easily exceed that received by the largest employment agency and the benefits of the service Might be made far greater for the purchaser than any to be obtained from an employment agency the idea here described was born of necessity to bridge an emergency which had to be covered but it did not stop by merely serving one person the woman who created the idea has a keen imagination

she saw in her newly born brainchild the making of a new profession one that is destined to render valuable service to thousands of People who need practical guidance in marketing personal services spurred to action by the instantaneous success of her first prepared plan to Market personal services this energetic woman turned next to the solution of a similar problem for her son who had just finished college but had been totally unable to find a market for his Services the plan she originated for his use was the finest specimen of merchandising of personal services I have ever

Seen when the plan book had been completed it contained nearly 50 pages of beautifully typed properly organized information telling the story of her son's native ability schooling personal experiences and a great variety of other information too extensive for description the plan book also contained a complete description of the position her son desired together with a marvelous word picture of the exact plan he would use in filling the Position the preparation of the book required several weeks labor during which time its creator sent her son to the public library almost daily to procure data needed in

selling his services to best Advantage she sent him also to all the competitors of his prospective employer and gathered from them Vital Information concerning their business methods which was of Great Value in the formation of the plan he intended to use in filling the position He sought when the plan had been finished it contained more than half a dozen very fine suggestions for the use and benefits of the prospective employer the suggestions were put into use by the company one may be inclined to ask why go to all this trouble to secure a job the

answer is straight to the point also it is dramatic because it deals with a subject which assumes the proportion of a tragedy with millions of men and women Whose sole source of income is personal services the answer is doing a thing well never is trouble the plan prepared by this woman for the benefit of her son helped him get the job for which he applied at the first interview at a salary fixed by himself moreover and this too is important the position did not require the young man to start at the bottom he began as

a junior executive at an executive salary why go to all this trouble do you ask well for One thing the planned presentation of this young man's application for a position clipped off no less than 10 years of time he would have required to get where he began had he started at the bottom and worked his way up this idea of starting at the bottom and working one's way up may appear to be sound but the major objection to it is this too many of those who begin at the bottom never managed to lift their heads

high enough to be seen by opportunity so they Remain at the bottom it should be remembered also that the Outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging it has a tendency to kill off ambition we call it getting into a rut which means that we accept Our Fate because we form the habit of daily routine a habit that finally becomes so strong we cease to try to throw it off and that is another reason why it pays to start one or two steps above the Bottom by so doing one forms the habit

Of look looking around of observing how others get ahead of seeking opportunity and of embracing it without hesitation Dan halpen is a splendid example of what I mean during his college days he was manager of the famous 1930 National Championship Notre Dame football team when it was under the direction of the late new Rocky perhaps he was inspired by the great football coach to aim high and not mistake temporary defeat for failure Just as Andrew Carnegie the great industrial leader inspired his young business lieutenants to set high goals for themselves at any rate young halpen

finished college at a mighty and favorable time when the Depression had made jobs scarce so after a fling at Investment Banking and Motion Pictures he took the first opening with the potential future he could find selling electrical Hearing Aids on a commission basis anyone could start in that sort of Job and Halen knew it but it was enough to open the door of opportunity to him him for almost 2 years he continued in a job not to his liking and he would never have risen above that job if he had not done something about his

dissatisfaction he aimed first at the job of assistant sales manager of his company and got the job that one step upward placed him high enough above the crowd to enable him to see still greater opportunity also it placed him where Opportunity could see him he made such a fine record selling hearing in AIDs that M Andrews chairman of the board of dictograph Products Company a business competitor of the company for which Halen worked wanted to know something about that man Dan halpen who was taking big sales away from the long-established dictograph company he sent for

halpen when the interview was over Halpin was the new sales manager in charge of the acousticon division then to test young Halpin's medal Mr Andrews went away to Florida for three months leaving him to sink or swim in his new job he did not sink new Rocky's Spirit of all the world loves a winner and has no time for a loser inspired him to put so much into his job that he was recently elected vice president of the company and general manager of the acquisition and Silent radio division a job which most men would be

proud to earn through 10 years of loyal Effort halin turned the trick in little more than 6 months it is difficult to say whether Mr Andrews or Mr halpen is more deserving of you for the reason that both showed evidence of having an abundance of that very rare quality known as imagination Mr Andrews deserves credit for seeing in young halpen a go-getter of the highest order halpen deserves credit for refusing to compromise with Life by accepting and keeping a job he Did not want and that is one of the major points I'm trying to emphasize

through this entire philosophy that we rise to high positions or remain at the bottom because of conditions we can control if we desire to control them I'm also trying to emphasize another Point namely that both success and failure are largely the results of habit I have not the slightest doubt that Dan halpin's close association with the greatest football coach America ever knew planted In his mind the same brand of desire to excel which made the Notre Dame football team world famous truly there is something to the idea that hero worship is helpful provided one worships

a winner halpen tells me that rockney was one of the world's greatest leaders of men in all history my belief in the theory that business associations are vital factors both in failure and in success was recently demonstrated when my son Blair Was negotiating with Dan Halpin for a position Mr halpen offered him a beginning salary of about 1 half what he could have gotten from a rival company I brought parental pressure to bear induced him to accept the place with Mr halpen because I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances

he does not like is an asset that can never be measured in terms of money the bottom is a monotonous dreary unprofitable place For any person that is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly Beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning also that is why so much space has been devoted to a description of this new profession created by a woman who was inspired to do a fine job of planning because she wanted her son to have a favorable break with the changed conditions ushered in by the world economic collapse came also

the need for newer And better ways of marketing personal services it is hard to determine why someone had not previously discovered this stupendous need in view of the fact that more money changes hands in return for personal services for any other purpose the sum paid out monthly to people who work for wages and salaries is so huge that it runs into hundreds of millions and the annual distribution amounts to billions perhaps some will find in the Idea here briefly described the nucleus of the riches they desire ideas with much less Merit have been the seedlings

from which great fortunes have grown W's 5 and 10 cent store idea for example had far less Merit but it piled up a fortune for its creator those seeing opportunity lurking in this suggestion will find valuable Aid in the chapter on organized planning incidentally an efficient merchandiser of personal services would find a Growing demand for his Services wherever there are men and women who seek better markets for their services by applying The Mastermind Principle a few people with suitable Talent could form an alliance and having a paying business very quick quickly one would need to

be a fair writer with a flare for advertising and selling one handy at typing and hand lettering and one should be a first class business getter who would let the world know about the Service if one person possessed all these abilities he might carry on this business alone until it outgrew him the woman who prepared the personal service sales plan for her son now receives requests from all parts of the country for her cooperation in preparing similar plans for others who Des desire to Market their personal services for more money she has a staff of

expert typists artists and writers who have the ability to dramatize the case history so Effectively that one's personal services can be marketed for much more money than the prevailing wages for similar Services she is so confident of her ability that she accepts as The major portion of her fee a percentage of the increased pay she helps her clients to earn it must not be supposed that her plan merely consists of clever salesmanship by which she helps men and women to demand and receive more money for the same Services they formerly sold For Less pay she

looks after the interests of the purchaser as well as the seller of personal services and so prepares her plans that the employer receives full value for the additional money he pays the method by which she accomplishes this astonishing result is a professional secret which she discloses to no one accepting her own clients if you have the imagination and seek a more profitable outlet for your personal services this suggestion may be The stimulus for which you have been searching the idea is capable of yielding an income far greater than that of the average doctor lawyer or

engineer whose education required several years in college the idea is salable to those seeking new positions in practically all positions calling for managerial or executive ability and those Desiring rearrangements of incomes in their present positions there is no fixed price for Sound ideas back of all ideas is specialized knowledge unfortunately for those who do not find riches in abundance specialized knowledge is more abundant and more easily acquired than ideas because of this very truth there is a universal demand and an ever increasing opportunity for the person capable of helping men and women to sell their

personal services advantageously capability means imagination The one quality needed to combine specialized knowledge with ideas in the form of organized plans designed to yield riches if you have imagination this chapter may present you with an idea sufficient to serve as the beginning of the riches you desire remember the idea is the main thing specialized knowledge may be found just around the corner Any Corner this is a very important chapter and it makes a very critical point you can be seeking Knowledge it does not mean you will find financial success from that knowledge there are some

people out there that have tons and tons of knowledge but have not been able to apply their knowledge properly it is important that you have specialized knowledge there is a difference in the kind of knowledge that you acquire and the example they give with Henry Ford in particular is that he did not bother himself with useless knowledge useless trivia That he did not need he focused on knowledge that he needed and if there was something that he didn't know he learned how to go get that knowledge there are people listening to this that want to

start a business now this was written a long time ago but now we have the internet we have a variety of ways to research and get additional information and you can use this chapter to understand that acquiring specialized knowledge in a specific field can be Incredibly helpful on your path towards work wealth additionally this chapter makes the point that the way you sell yourself can be incredibly important as I had learned when I got out of college and just did a rough resume and it wouldn't help then I found a professional resume service that was

able to put together the proper resume and I would focus on the company that I was trying to get a job with and get specialized knowledge about them so that I could uniquely tailor my interview toward Ward that company that's just one of the ideas that you can get from this but go back and learn that if you're just getting knowledge focus on specific knowledge then apply that knowledge with action using your imagination chapter 6 imagination the workshop of the Mind the fifth step toward riches The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all

plans created by man the impulse the desire is given shape form and action through the aid of the imaginative faculty of the mind it has been said that man can create anything which he can imagine of all the ages of civilization this is the most favorable for the development of the imagination because it is an age of Rapid change on every hand one may Contact stimuli which develops the imagination through the aid of his imaginative faculty man has discovered and harnessed more of Nature's forces during the past 50 years than during the entire history of

the human race previous to that time he has conquered the air so completely that the birds are a poor match for him in flying he has harnessed The Ether and made it serve as a means of instantaneous communication with any part of the world He has analyzed and weighed the Sun at a distance of millions of miles and has determined through the aid of imagination the elements of which it consists he has discovered that his own brain is both a broadcasting and receiving station for the vibration of thought and he has beginning now to learn

how to make practical use of this discovery he has increased the speed of locomotion until he may now travel at a speed of more than 300 M an hour the Time will soon come when man May breakfast in New York and lunch in San Francisco man's only limitation within reason lies in his development and use of his imagination he has not yet reached the Apex of development in the use of his imaginative faculty he has merely discovered that he has an imagination and has commenced to use it in a very Elementary way two forms of

imagination the imaginative faculty functions in two Forms one is known as synthetic imagination and the other as creative imagination synthetic imagination through this faculty one may arrange old Concepts ideas or plans into new combinations this faculty creates nothing it merely works with the material of experience education and observation with which it is fed it is the faculty used most by the inventor with the exception of the genius who draws upon the creative imagination When he cannot solve his problem through synthetic imagination creative imagination through the faculty of creative imagination the finite mind of man has

direct communication with infinite intelligence it is the faculty through which hunches and Inspirations are received it is by this faculty that all basic or new ideas are handed over to man it is through this faculty that thought vibrations from the minds of others are received it Is through this faculty that one individual May tune in or communicate with the subconscious minds of other men the creative imagination Works automatically in the manner described in subsequent Pages this faculty functions only when the conscious mind is vibrating at an exceedingly rapid rate as for example when the conscious

mind is stimulated through the emotion of a strong desire the creative faculty becomes more alert more receptive to Vibrations from the sources mentioned in proportion to its development through use this statement is significant ponder over it before passing on keep in mind as you follow these principles that the entire story of how one may convert desire into money cannot be told in one statement the story will be complete only when one has mastered assimilated and begun to make use of all the principles the great leaders of business business industry finance and The great artists musicians

poets and writers became great because they developed the faculty of creative imagination both the synthetic and creative faculties of imagination become more alert with use just as any muscle or organ of the body develops through use desire is only a thought an Impulse it is nebulous and ephemeral it is abstract and of no value until it has been transformed into its physical counterpart while the synthetic Imagination is the one which will be used most frequently in the process of transforming the impulse of Desire into money you must keep in mind the fact that you may

face circumstances and situations which demand use of the creative imagination as well your imaginative faculty may have become weak through in action it can be revived and made alert through use this faculty does not die though it may become quiescent through lack of use Center your Attention for the time being on the development of the synthetic imagination because this is the faculty which you will use more often in the process of converting desire into money transformation of the intangible impulse of Desire into the tangible reality of money calls for the use of plan or plans

these plans must be formed with the aid of the imagination and mainly with the synthetic faculty read the entire book through then come back Back to this chapter and begin at once to put your imagination to work on the building of a plan or plans for the transformation of your desire into money detailed instructions for the building of plans have been given in almost every chapter carry out the instructions best suited to your needs reduce your plan to writing if you have not already done so the moment you complete this you will have definitely given

concrete form to the intangible Desire read the preceding sentence once more read it aloud very slowly and as you do so remember that the moment you reduce the statement of your desire and a plan for its realization to writing you've actually taken the first of a series of steps which will enable you to convert the thought into its physical counterpart the earth on which you live you yourself and every other material thing are the result of evolutionary change through which microscopic bits of Matter have been organized and arranged in an orderly fashion moreover and this

statement is of stupendous importance this Earth every one of the billions of individual cells of your body and every atom of matter began as an intangible form of energy desire is thought impulse thought impulses are forms of energy when you begin with the thought impulse desire to accumulate money you're drafting into your service the same stuff that nature used in Creating this Earth and every material form in the universe including the body and brain in which the thought impulses function as far as science has been able to determine the entire universe consists of but two

elements matter and energy through the combination of energy and matter has been created everything perceptible to man from the largest star which floats in the heavens down to an including man himself you are now engaged in the task of trying to profit By Nature's method you are sincerely and earnestly we hope trying to adapt yourself to nature's laws by endeavoring to convert desire into its physical or monetary equivalent you can do it it has been done before you can build a fortune through the aid of laws which are immutable But first you must become familiar

with these laws and learn to use them through repetition and by approaching the description of these principles from every conceivable angle The author hopes to reveal to you the secret through which every great Fortune has been accumulated strange and paradoxical as it may seem the secret is not a secret nature herself advertises it in the earth on which we live the Stars the planets suspended within our view in the elements above and around us in every blade of grass and every form of life within our vision nature advertises this secret in the terms of biology

in the conversion of a tiny cell So small that it may be lost on the point of a pin into the human being now reading this line the conversion of Desire into its physical equivalent is certainly no more miraculous do not become discouraged if you do not fully comprehend all that has been stated unless you have long been a student of the mind it is not to be expected that you will assimilate all that is in this chapter upon a first reading but you will in time make good Progress the principles which follow will open

the way for understanding of imagination assimilate that which you understand as you read this philosophy for the first time then when you reread and study it you will discover that something has happened to clarify it and give you a broader understanding of the whole above all do not stop nor hesitate in your study of these principles until you have read the book at least three times for then you will not want to stop Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes ideas are products of the imagination let us examine a few well-known ideas which have

yielded huge fortunes with the hope that these illustrations will convey definite information concerning the method by which imagination may be used in accumulating riches the enchanted Kettle 50 years ago an old country doctor drove to town hitched his horse quietly slipped into a drugstore by the back Door and began Dickering with the young drug clerk his mission was destined to yield great wealth to many people it was destined to bring to the South the most far-flung benefit since the Civil War for more than an hour behind the prescription counter the old doctor and the clerk

talked in low tones then the doctor left he went out to the buggy and brought back a large old-fashion kettle a big wooden paddle used for stirring the contents of the kettle and deposited Them in the back of the door the clerk inspected the kettle reached into his inside pocket took out a roll of bills and handed it over to the doctor the roll contained it exactly $500 the clerk's entire savings the doctor handed over a small slip of paper on which was written a secret formula the words on that small slip of paper were

worth a king's Ransom but not to the doctor those magic words were needed to start the kettle to Boiling but neither the doctor nor the young clerk knew what fabulous fortunes were destined to flow from that kettle the old doctor was glad to sell the outfit for $500 the money would pay off his debts and give him freedom of mind the clerk was taking a big Chance by staking his entire life savings on a mere scrap of paper and an old kettle he never dreamed his investment would start a kettle to overflowing with gold that

would surpass the miraculous performance Of Aladdin's lamp what the clerk really purchased was an idea the old kettle and the wooden paddle and the secret message on a slip of paper were were incidental the strange performance of that kettle began to take place after the new owner mixed with the secret instructions and ingredient of which the doctor knew nothing read this story carefully give your imagination a test see if you can discover what it was that the young man added to the secret message which caused The kettle to overflow with gold remember as you read

this is not a story from Arabian Knights here you have a story of facts Stranger Than Fiction facts which began in the form of an idea let us take a look at the vast fortunes of gold this idea has produced it is paid and still pays huge fortunes to men and women all over the world who distribute the contents of the kettle to millions of people the old kettle is now one of the World's largest consumers of sugar this providing jobs of a permanent nature to thousands of men and women engaged in growing sugar cane

and in refining and marketing sugar the old kettle consumes annually a millions of glass bottles providing jobs to huge numbers of glass workers the old kettle gives employment to an army of Clerks stenographers copywriters and advertising experts throughout the nation it has brought Fame and Fortune to scores of artists Who have created magnificent pictures describing the product the old kettle has converted a small southern city into the business capital of the South where it now benefits directly or indirectly every business and practically every resident of the city the influence of this idea now benefits every

civilized country in the world pouring out a continuous stream of gold to all who touch it gold from the kettle built and maintains one of the most prominent Colleges of the South where thousands of young people receive the training essential for Success the old kettle has done other marvelous things all through the world depression when factories Banks and business hours were folding up and quitting by the thousands the owner of this Enchanted kettle went marching on giving continuous employment to an army of men and women all over the world and paying out extra portions of

gold to those who long ago had faith in the idea If the product of that old brass Kettle could talk it would tell thrilling Tales of romance in every language romances of Love romances of business romances of professional men and women who are daily being stimulated by it the author is sure of at least one such romance for he was a part of it and it All Began not far from the very spot on which the drug clerk purchased the old kettle it was here that the author met his wife and it was she who

first told him of the Enchanted Kettle it was the product of that kettle they were drinking when he asked her to accept him for better or worse now that you know the contents of the enchanted Kettle is a world famous drink it is fitting that the author confess that the home city of the drink supplied him with a wife also that the drink itself provides him with stimulation of thought with without intoxication and thereby it serves to give the refreshment of mind which an Author must have to do his best work whoever you are wherever

you live whatever occupation you may be engaged in just remember in the future every time you see the words Coca-Cola that its vast Empire of wealth and influence grew out of a single idea and that the mysterious ingredient the drug clerk Asa Candler mixed with the secret formula was imagination stop and think of that for a moment remember also that the 13 steps To riches described in this book were the media through which the influence of Coca-Cola has been extended to every city Town Village and Crossroads of the world and that any idea you may

create as sound and meritorious as Coca-Cola has the possibility of duplicating the stupendous record of this worldwide thirst killer truly the are things and their scope of operation is the world itself what do I do if I had a million Dollars this story proves the truth of that old saying where there's a will there's a way it was told to me by that beloved educator and clergyman the late Frank W gunsalus who began his preaching career in the Stockyards region of South Chicago while Dr gilis was going through college he observed many defects in our

educational system defects which he believed he could correct if he were the head of a college his deepest desire was to become the directing head of an Educational institution in which young men and women would be taught to learn by doing he made up his mind to organize a new College in which he could carry out his ideas without being handicapped by Orthodox methods of Education he needed a million dollars to put the project across where was he to lay his hands on so large a sum of money that was the question that absorbed most

of this ambitious young preacher's thought but He couldn't seem to make any progress every night he took that thought to bed with him he got up with it in the morning he took it with him everywhere he went he turned it over and over in his mind until it became a consuming obsession with him a million dollars is a lot of money he recognized that fact but he also recognized the truth that the only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind being a philosopher as well as a Preacher Dr gunsalus recognized

as do all who succeed in life the definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin he recognized too that definiteness of purpose takes on animation life and power when backed by a burning desire to translate that purpose into its material equivalent he knew all these great truths he did not know where or how to lay his hands on a million dollars the natural procedure would have been to give up and quit by Saying ah well my idea is a good one but I cannot do anything with it because I never can

procure the necessary million dollars that is exactly what the majority of people would have said but it is not what Dr gunsolus said what he said and what he did are so important that I now introduce him and let him speak for himself one Saturday afternoon I sat in my room thinking of ways and means of raising the money to carry out my plans for Nearly 2 years I had been thinking but I had done nothing but think the time had come for Action I made up my mind then and there that I would get

the necessary million dollars within a week how I was not concerned about that the main thing of importance was the decision to get the money within a specified time and I want to tell you that the moment I reached a definite decision to get the money within a specified time a strange feeling of assurance came over me such a I had never before experienced something inside me seemed to say why didn't you reach that decision a long time ago the money was waiting for you all the time things began to happen in a hurry I

called the newspapers and announced I would preach a sermon the following morning intitled what I would do if I had a million dollars I went to work on a sermon immediately but I must tell you frankly the task was not difficult because I had been preparing that sermon For almost 2 years the spirit back of it was a part of me long long before midnight I had finished writing the sermon I went to bed and slept with a feeling of confidence for I could see myself already in possession of the million dollars next morning I

Rose early went into the bathroom read the sermon then knelt on my knees and asked that my sermon might come to the attention of someone who would Supply the needed money while I was praying I Again had that feeling of assurance that the money would be forthcoming in my excitement I walked out without my sermon and did not discover the oversight until I was in my pulpit and about ready to begin delivering it it was too late to go back for my notes and what a blessing that I couldn't go back instead my own subconscious

mind yielded the material I needed when I arose to begin my sermon I closed my eyes and spoke with all my heart and soul of my Dreams I not only talked to my audience but I fancied I talked also to God I told what I would do with a million dollars if that amount were placed in my hands I described the plan I had in mind for organizing a great educational institution where young people would learn to do practical things and at the same time developed their minds when I finished and sat down a man

slowly arose from his seat about three rows from the rear and made his way Toward the pulpit I wondered what he was going to do he came into the pulpit extended his hand and said Reverend I liked your sermon I believe you can do everything you said you would if you had a million dollars to prove that I believe in you and your sermon if you will come to my office tomorrow I will give you the million dollars my name is Philip D armor young gunsalus went to Mr Armor's office and the million dollars was

Presented to him with the money he founded the armor Institute of Technology that is more money than the majority of preachers ever see in an entire lifetime yet the thought impulse back of the money was created in the young preacher's mind in a fraction of a minute the necessary million dollars came as a result of an idea back of the idea was a desire which young gunsalus had been nursing in his mind for almost 2 Years observe this important fact he got the money within 36 hours after he reached a definite decision in his own

mind to get it and decided upon a definite plan for getting it there was nothing new or unique about young gunsalus vague thinking about a million dollars and weekly hoping for it others before him and many since his time have had similar thoughts but there was something very unique and different about the decision he reached on that Memorable Saturday when he put vagueness into the background and definitely said I will get that money within a week God seems to throw himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants if he is

determined to get just that moreover the principle through which Dr gunsalus got his million dollars is still alive it is available to you this universal law is as workable today as it was when the young preacher made use of it so Successfully this book describes step by step the 13 elements of this great law and suggests how they may be put to use observed that ASA Handler and Dr Frank gunis had one characteristic in common and both knew the astounding truth that ideas can be transmuted into cash through the power of definite purpose plus definite

plans if you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty alone will bring riches perish the thought it is not true riches when They come in huge quantities are never the result of hard work riches come if they come at all in response to definite demands based upon the application of definite principles and not by chance or luck generally speaking an idea is an Impulse of thought that impels action by an appeal to the imagination all master salesmen know that ideas can be sold where merchandise cannot ordinary salesmen do not know this

that is why they're ordinary a publisher of Books which sell for nickel made a discovery that should be worth much to Publishers generally he learned that many people buy titles and not contents of the books by merely changing the name of one book that was not moving his sales on that book jumped upward more than a million copies the inside of the book was not changed in any way he merely ripped off the cover bearing that title that did not sell and put on a new cover with a title that had box office Value that

as simply as it may seem was an idea it was imagination there is no standard price on ideas the creator of ideas makes his own price and if he is smart gets it the moving picture industry created a whole flock of millionaires most of them were men who couldn't create ideas but they had the imagination to recognize ideas when they saw them the next flock of millionaires will grow out of the radio business which is new and not overburdened with Men of keen imagination the money will be made by those who discover or create new

and more meritorious radio programs and have the imagination to recognize Merit and to give the radio listeners a chance to profit by it the sponsor that unfortunate victim who now pays the cost of all Radio Entertainment soon will become idea conscious and demand something for his money the man who beats the sponsor to the draw and supplies programs that render useful Service is the man who will become rich in this new industry kuners and light chatter artists who now pollute the air with Wise Cracks and silly Giggles will go the way of all light Timbers

and their places will be taken by real artists who interpret carefully planned programs which have been designed to service the minds of men as well as provide entertainment here is a wide open field of opportunity screaming its protest at the way it is being butchered Because of lack of imagination and begging for rescue at any price above all the thing that radio needs is new ideas if this new field of opportunity intrigues you perhaps you might profit by the suggestion that the successful radio programs of the future will give more attention to creating buyer audiences

and less attention to listener audiences stated more plainly the Builder of radio programs who succeeds in the future must find practical ways To convert listeners into buyers moreover the successful producer of radio programs in the future must key his features so that he can definitely show its effect upon the audience sponsors are becoming a bit weary of buying glib selling talks based upon statements grabbed out of thin air they want and in the future will demand indisputable proof that the whozit program not only gives millions of people the silliest giggle ever but that The silly

Giggles can sell merchandise another thing that might as well be understood by those who contemplate entering this new field of opportunity radio advertising is going to be handled by an entirely new group of advertising experts separate and distinct from the oldtime newspaper and magazine advertising agency men the old-timers in the advertising game cannot read the modern radio scripts because they have been schooled to see ideas the new radio Technique demands men who can interpret ideas from a written manuscript in terms of sound it costs the author a year of hard labor and many thousands of

dollars to learn this radio right now is about where the moving pictures were when Mary pford and her curls first appeared on the screen there is plenty of room in radio for those who can produce or recognize ideas if the foregoing comment on the opportunities of radio has not started your idea Factory at work you'd Better forget it your opportunity is in some other field if the comment intrigued you in the slightest degree then go further into it and you may find the one idea you need to round out your career never let it discourage

you if you have no experience in radio Andrew Carnegie knew very little about making steel I have Carnegie's own word for this but he made practical use of two of the principles described in this book and made the steel business yield him a Fortune the story of practically every great Fortune starts with the day when a creator of ideas and a seller of ideas got together and worked in harmony Carnegie surrounded himself with men who could do all that he could not do men who created ideas and men who put ideas into our operation and

made himself and others fabulously Rich millions of people go through life hoping for favorable breaks perhaps a favorable break can get one an opportunity but the Safest plan is not to depend on luck it was a favorable break that gave me the biggest opportunity of my life but 25 years of determined effort had to be devoted to that opportunity before it became an asset the break consisted of my good fortune in meeting and gaining the cooperation of Andrew Carnegie on that occasion Carnegie planted in my mind the idea of organizing the principles of achievement into

a philosophy of success thousands of People have profited by the discoveries made in the 25 years of research and several fortunes have been accumulated through the application of the philosophy the beginning was simple it was an idea which anyone might have developed the favorable break came through Carnegie but what about the determination definiteness of purpose and the desire to attain the goal and the persistent effort of 25 years it was no ordinary desire that Survived disappointment discouragement temporary defeat criticism and the constant reminding of waste of time it was a burning desire an obsession when

the idea was first planted in My Mind by Mr Carnegie it was coaxed nursed and enticed to remain alive gradually the idea became a giant under its own power and it coaxed nursed and drove me ideas are like that first you give life in action and guidance to ideas then they take on power of their own and sweep Aside all opposition ideas are intangible forces but they have more power than the physical brains that give birth to them they have the power to live on after the brain that creates them has returned to dust for

example take the power of Christianity that began with a simple idea born in the brain of Christ its Chief tenant was do un to others as you would have others do unto you Christ has gone back to the source from once he Came but his idea goes marching on someday it may grow up and come into its own then it will have fulfilled Christ's deepest desire the idea has been developing only 2,000 years give it time many people argue that the think and guro Rich book is outdated and old when you hear this chapter you

can always take the examples that are given and apply it to the modern day when he's giving suggestions on the new industry of radio you can consider new industries Of virtual reality or other technologies that may be out at the time that you're listening to this book The idea and that is the key is that you will use your imagination ideas will come and once you have the idea you can apply it using determination definiteness of purpose and the desire to attain a goal and then persistent effort there are two different kinds of imagination that

are described here this differentiation is important because Napoleon Hill is Really helping you to understand the way the mind works there is synthetic imagination and that is an arrangement of old Concepts and ideas into new combinations we do that all the time in many ways that is what's going on in most imaginary scenarios but creative imagination is when we are touching the Divine and through the faculty of creative imagination the finite mind of man has direct communication with infinite intelligence many have proposed That imagination has a spiritual quality to it Neville Godard Joseph Murphy are

just a few of those who also document the link between infinite intelligence and Imagination if you can find ideas within your creative imagination new ideas are given to you if you can go into the silence and open yourself to this amazing faculty you will find the greatest riches in my own life in my own businesses when I have allowed creative imagination to come into my mind when Making decisions I have had incredible hunches and Inspirations and intuitions that have helped save my business changed my business and I've met many people that have done the same

thing this may be the most important step towards rich is within your imagination is all the wealth that you ever wanted but the key thing he is pointing out is it's just an idea until you take action on it and you are persistent and definite with the purpose of Your Action The story that he gives of the preacher that had the idea that he could start a school with a million dollars is a great example it's just an idea in his mind but something clicked and Dr gunis then chose that he he was going to

get the million dollars he could feel the faith in it and he took action by giving the speech and advertising the speech and that is how he was able to attain the million dollars he did more than just think about it he took a definite action And was persistent in his attempts to achieve his goal there are many many other examples of this in the modern day after this book has been written where creative imagination has been applied on so many levels look at the owners of Google or Tesla all of those were ideas in

the mind with definiteness of purpose and persistent action we're able to bring these desires into effect and change the world as we know it within you is an idea that can Change the world and provide millions of dollars to you and all you have to do is find a way of identifying it and once you have that idea and you feel its power take definite action with purpose and persistence this desire will become a reality success requires no explanations failure permits no aliis chapter 7 organized planning the crystallization of Desire Into action the sixth step

toward riches you have learned that everything man creates or acquires begins in the form of Desire that desire is taken on the first lap of its Journey from the abstract to the concrete into the workshop of the imagination where plans for its transition are created and organized in Chapter 2 you were instructed to take six definite practical steps as your first move in translating the desire for money into Its monetary equivalent one of these steps is the formation of a definite practical plan or plans through which this transformation may be made you will now be

instructed how to build plans which will be practical a Ally yourself with a group of as many people as you may need for the creation and carrying out of your plan or plans for the accumulation of money making use of The Mastermind Principle described in a later chapter Compliance with this instruction is absolutely essential do not neglect it B before forming your Mastermind Alliance decide what advantages and benefits you may offer the individual members of your group in return for their cooperation no one will work indefinitely without some form of compensation no intelligent person will

either request or expect another to work without adequate compensation although this may not always be in the form of money C arrange To meet with the the members of your Mastermind group at least twice a week and more often if possible until you have jointly perfected the necessary plan or plans for the accumulation of money D maintain Perfect Harmony between yourself and every member of your Mastermind group if you fail to carry out this instruction to the letter you may expect to meet with failure The Mastermind Principle cannot obtain where Perfect Harmony does not prevail

Keep in mind these facts first you are engaged in an undertaking of major importance to you to be sure of success you must have plans which are faultless second you must have the advantage of the experience education native ability and Imagination of other Minds this is in harmony with the methods followed by every person who has accumulated a great Fortune no individual has sufficient experience education native ability and knowledge To ensure the accumulation of a great Fortune without the cooperation of other people every plan you adopt in your Endeavor to accumulate wealth should be the

joint creation of yourself and every other member of your Mastermind group you may originate your plans either in whole or in part but see that those plans are checked and approved by the members of your Mastermind Alliance if the first plan which you adopt does not work successfully replace it with a New plan if this new plan fails to work replace it in turn with still another and so on until you find a plan which does work right here is the point at which the majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of

persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail the most intelligent man living cannot succeed in accumulating money nor in any other undertaking without plans which are Practical and workable just keep this fact in mind and remember when your plans fail the temporary defeat is not permanent failure it may only mean that your plans have not been sound build other plans start all over again Thomas a Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the incandescent electric light bulb that is he met with temporary defeat 10,000 times before his efforts were crowned

with success temporary defeat should mean only one thing the Certain knowledge that there is something wrong with your plan millions of men go through life in misery and poverty because they lack a sound plan through which to accumulate a fortune Henry Ford accumulated a fortune not because of his Superior mind but because he adopted and followed a plan which proved to be sound a thousand men could be pointed out each with a better education than Fords yet each of whom lives in poverty because he does not Possess the right plan for the accumulation of money

your achievement can be no greater than your plans are sound that may seem to be an axiomatic statement but it is true Samuel Insel lost his fortune over $100 million the insul fortune was built on plans which were sound the business depression forced Mr insul to change his plans and the change brought temporary defeat because his new plans were not sound Mr insul is now an old man he may Consequently accept failure instead of temporary defeat but if his experience turns out to be failure it will be for the reason that he lacks the fire

of persistence to rebuild his plans no man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind this fact will be repeated many times because it is so easy to take the count at the first sign of defeat James J Hill met with temporary defeat when he first endeavored to raise the necessary Capital to build a railroad from the East to the west but he too turned defeat into Victory through new plans Henry Ford met with temporary defeat not only at the beginning of his automobile career but after he had gone far toward the top

he created new plans and went marching on to financial Victory we see men who have accumulated great fortunes but we often recognize only their Triumph overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to Surmount before arriving no follower of this philosophy can reasonably expect to accumulate a fortune without experiencing temporary defeat when defeat comes accepted as a signal that your plans are not sound rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal if you give up before your goal has been reached you are a quitter a quitter never wins and a winner never

quits lift this sentence out write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high And place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep and every morning before you go to work when you begin to select members for your Mastermind group Endeavor to select those who do not take defeat seriously some some people foolishly believe that only money can make money this is not true desire transmuted into its monetary equivalent through the principles laid down here is the agency through which money is made money of itself is nothing

But inert matter it cannot move think or talk but it can hear when a man who desires it calls it to come planning the sale of services the remainder of this chapter has been given over to a description of ways and means of marketing personal services the information here conveyed will be of practical help to any person having any form of personal services to Market but it will be of Priceless benefit to those who aspire to Leadership in their chosen occupations intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches here will

be a found detailed instructions to those who must begin the accumulation of riches by selling personal services it should be encouraging to know that practically all the great fortunes begin in the form of compensation for personal services or from the sale of ideas what else except ideas and Personal services would one not possessed of property have to give in return for riches broadly speaking there are two types of people in the world one type is known as leaders and the other as followers decide at the outset whether you intend to become a leader in your

chosen calling or remain a follower the difference in compensation is vast the follower cannot reasonably expect the compensation to which a leader is Entitled although many followers make the mistake of expecting such pay it is no disgrace to be a follower on the other hand it is no credit to remain a follower most great leaders began in the capacity of followers they became great leaders because they were intelligent followers with few exceptions The Man Who Cannot follow a leader intelligently cannot become an efficient leader the man who can follow a leader most efficiently is usually

The Man Who Develops into leadership most rapidly an intelligent follower has many advantages among them opportunity to acquire Knowledge from his leader the major attributes of leadership the following are important factors of leadership one unwavering courage based upon knowledge of self and of one's occupation no follower wishes to be dominated by a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage no intelligent follower will be dominated By such a leader very long two self-control the man who cannot control himself can never control others self-control sets a mighty example for one's followers which the more intelligent will emulate three

a keen sense of justice without a sense of fairness and Justice no leader can command and retain the respect of his followers four definiteness of decision the man who waivers in his decisions shows that he is not sure of himself he Cannot lead others successfully five definiteness of plans the successful leader must plan his work and work his plan a leader who moves by guesswork without practical definite plans is comparable to a ship without a rudder sooner or later he will land on the Rocks six the habit of doing more than paid for one of

the penalties of leadership is the necessity of willingness upon the part of the leader to do more than he requires of his Followers seven a pleasing personality no slovenly careless person can become a successful leader leadership calls for respect followers will not respect a leader who does not grade high on all of the factors of a pleasing personality eight sympathy and understanding the successful leader must be in sympathy with his followers moreover he must understand them and their problems nine Mastery of detail successful leadership calls for Mastery Of details of the leader's position 10 willingness

to assume full responsibility the successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers if he tries to shift this responsibility he will not Remain the leader if one of his followers makes a mistake and shows himself incompetent the leader must consider that it is he who failed 11 cooperation the successful leader must Understand and apply the principle of Cooperative effort and be able to induce his followers to do the same leadership calls for power and power calls for cooperation there are two forms of leadership the first and

by far the most effective is leadership by consent of and with the sympathy of the followers the second is leadership by force without the consent and sympathy of the followers history is filled with evidence that leadership by force cannot Endure the downfall and disappearance of dictators and Kings is significant it means that people will not follow forced leadership indefinitely the world has just entered a new era of relationship between leaders and followers which very clearly calls for new leaders and a new brand of leadership in business and industry those who belong to the old school

of leadership by force must acquire an understanding of the new Brand of leadership cooperation or be relegated to the rank and file of the followers there is no other way out for them the relationship of employer and employee or of leader and follower in the future will be one of mutual cooperation based upon an equitable division of the profits of business in the future the relationship of employer and employee will be more like a partnership than it has been in the past Napoleon Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany the Zar of Russia and the king of Spain

were examples of leadership by force their leadership passed without much difficulty one might point to the prototypes of these ex- leaders Among The Business Financial and labor leaders of America who have been dethroned or slated to go leadership by consent of the followers is the only brand which can endure men may follow the forced leadership temporarily but they will not do so willingly the new brand of Leadership will embrace the 11 factors of leadership described in this chapter as well as some other factors the man who makes these the basis of his leadership will find

abundant opportunity to lead in any Walk of Life the Depression was prolonged largely because the world lacked leadership of the new brand at the end of the depression the demand for leaders who are competent to apply the new methods of leadership has greatly exceeded the Supply some of the old type of leaders will reform and adapt themselves to the new brand of leadership but generally speaking the world will have to look for new timber for its leadership this necessity may be your or opportunity the 10 major causes of failure in leadership we come now to

the major faults of leaders who fail because it is just as essential to know what not to do as it is to know what to do one inability to organize details efficient Leadership calls for ability to organize and to master details no genuine leader is ever too busy to do anything which may be required of him in his capacity as as leader when a man or woman whether they are leader or follower admits they are too busy to change their plans or to give attention to any emergency they admit their inefficiency the successful leader must

be the master of all details connected with their position that means of course that they must acquire the Habit of relegating details to capable lieutenants two unwillingness to render humble service truly great leaders are willing when occasion demands to perform any sort of Labor which they would ask another to perform the greatest among ye shall be the servant of all is a truth which all able leaders observe and respect three expectation of pay for what they know instead of what they do with that which they know the world does Not pay men for that which

they know it pays them for what they do or induce others to do four fear of competition from followers the leader who fears that one of their followers may take their position is practically sure to realize that fear sooner or later the able leader trains underst studies to whom they may delegate at will any of the details of their position only in this way may a leader multiply themselves and Prepare themselves to be at many places and give attention to many things at one time it is an eternal truth that men and women receive more

pay for their ability to get others to perform than they could possibly earn by their own efforts an efficient leader May through their knowledge of their job and the magnetism of their personality greatly increase the efficiency of others and induce them to render more service and better service than they could render without Their aid five lack of imagination without imagination the leader is incapable of meeting emergencies and of creating Plans by which to follow their followers efficiently six selfishness the leader who claims all the honor for the work of their followers is sure to be

met by resentment the really great leader claims none of the honors they are contented to see the honors when there are any go to their followers because They know that most men and women will work harder for Commendation and recognition than will for money alone seven intemperance followers do not respect an intemperate leader moreover intemperance in any of its various forms destroys the endurance and the Vitality of all who indulge in it eight disloyalty perhaps this should have come at the head of the list the leader who is not loyal to their trust and to

their Associates those above them and those below them cannot long maintain their leadership disloyalty marks one as being less than the dust of the earth and brings down on one's head the contempt they deserve lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every Walk of Life nine emphasis of the authority of leadership the efficient leader leads by encouraging and not by trying to instill fear in the hearts of their followers The leader who tries to impress their follow followers with their Authority comes within the category of leadership through Force if a

leader is a real leader he will have no need to advertise that fact except by their conduct their sympathy understanding fairness and a demonstration that they know their job 10 emphasis of title the competent leader requires no title to give them the respect of their followers the man or woman who makes too Much over their title generally has little else to emphasize the doors to the office of the real leader are open to all who wish to enter and their working quarters are free from formality or ostentation these are among the more common of the

causes of failure in leadership any one of these faults is sufficient to induce failure study the list carefully if you aspire to leadership and make sure that you are Free of these faults some fertile fields in in which new leadership will be required before leaving this chapter your attention is called to a few of the Fertile fields in which there has been a decline of leadership and in which the new type of leader may find an abundance of opportunity first in the field of politics there is a most insistent demand for new leaders a demand

which indicates nothing less than an emergency The majority of politicians have seemingly become high-grade legalized racketeers they have increased taxes and debauched the Machinery of industry and business until the people can no longer stand the burden second the banking business is undergoing a reform the leaders in this field have almost entirely lost the confidence of the public already the bankers have sensed the need of Reform and they have begun it third industry calls for new leaders The old type of leaders thought and moved in terms of dividends instead of thinking and moving in terms of

human equations the future leader in Industry to endure must regard himself as a quasi public official whose Duty it is to manage their trust in such a way that it will work hardship on no individual or group of individuals exploitation of working men and women is a thing of the past let the man or woman who aspires to Leadership in the field of business industry and labor remember this fourth the Rel religious leader of the future will be forced to give more attention to the temporal needs of their followers in the solution of their economic

and personal problems of the present and less attention to the dead past and the yet unborn future fifth in the profession of law medicine and education a brand of leadership and to some extent new leaders will become a necessity this Is especially true in the field of Education the leader in that field must in the future find ways and means of teaching people how to apply the knowledge they receive in school he must deal more with practice and less with Theory sixth new leaders will be required in the field of Journalism newspapers of the future

to be conducted successfully must be divorced from special privilege and relieved from the subsidy of advertising they must cease To be organs of propaganda for the interests which patronize their advertising columns the type of newspaper which publishes is Scandal and lwd pictures will eventually go the way of all forces which debauch the human mind these are but a few of the fields in which opportunities for new leaders and a new brand of leadership are now available the world is undergoing a rapid change this means that the media through which the changes in human Habits are

promoted must be adapted to the changes the media here described are the ones which more than any others determine the trend of civilization when and how to apply for a position the information described here is the net result of many years of experience during which thousands of men and women were helped to Market their services effectively it can therefore be relied upon as sound and practical media through which Services may be marketed experience has proved that the following media offer the most direct and effective methods of bringing the buyer and seller of personal services together

One Employment Bureau care must be taken to select only reputable bureaus the management of which can show adequate records of achievement of satisfactory results there are comparatively few such bureaus two advertising in newspapers trade Journals magazines and radio classified advertising May usually be relied upon to produce satisfactory results in the case of those who apply for clerical or ordinary salaried positions display advertising is more desirable in the case of those who seek executive connections the copy to appear in the section of the paper which is most apt to come to the attention of the class

of employer being sought the copy should be prepared by an expert who understands How to inject sufficient selling qualities to produce replies three personal letters of application directed to particular firms or individuals most apt to need such Services as are being offered letter should be neatly typed always and signed by hand with the letter should be sent a complete brief or outline of the applicant's qualifications both the letter of application and the brief of experience or qualifications should be Prepared by an expert see instructions as to information to be supplied or application through personal acquaintances

when possible the applicant should Endeavor to approach prospective employers through some mutual acquaintance this method of approach is particularly advantageous in the case of those who seek executive connections and do not wish to appear to be pedling themselves five application in person in some instances it may be More effective if the applicant offers personally his services to prospective Employers in which event a complete written statement of qualifications for the position should be presented for the reason that prospective employers often wish to discuss with Associates On's record information to be supplied in a written brief this

brief should be prepared as carefully as a lawyer would prepare the brief of a case to be tried in court unless the applicant is Experienced in the preparation of such briefs an expert should be consulted and his Services enlisted for this purpose successful Merchants employ men and women who understand the art and psychology of advertising to present the merits of their merchandise one who has personal services for sale should do the same the following information should appear in the brief one education State briefly but definitely What schooling you have Had and in what subjects you

specialized in school giving the reasons for that specialization two experience if you have had experience in connection with positions similar to the one you seek describe it fully state names and addresses of former employers be sure to bring out clearly any special experience you may have had which would equip you to fill the position you seek three references practically every business firm desires to know all about the Previous records and aant Etc of prospective employees who seek positions of responsibility attached to your brief photostatic copies of letters from A former employers B teachers under whom

you studied C prominent people whose judgment may be relied upon or photograph of self attached to your brief a recent unmounted photograph of yourself five apply for a specific position avoid application for a position without describing exactly what Particular position you seek never apply for just a position that indicates you lack specialized qualifications six State your qualifications for the particular position for which you apply give full details as to the reason you believe you are qualified for the particular position you seek this is the most important detail of your application it will determine more than

anything else what consideration you receive seven offer to go to work on Probation in the majority of instances if you are determined to have the position for which you apply it will be most effective if you offer to work for a week or a month or for a sufficient length of time to enable your prospective employer to judge your value without pay this may appear to be a radical suggestion but experience has proved proved that it seldom fails to win at least a trial if you are sure of your qualifications a trial is all you

Need incidentally such an offer indicates that you have confidence in your ability to fill the position you seek it is most convincing if your offer is accepted and you make good more than likely you will be paid for your probation period make clear the fact that your offer is based upon a your confidence in your ability to fill the position B your confidence in your respective employer's decision to employ you after trial C your determination to Have the position you seek eight knowledge of your prospective employer's business before applying for a position do sufficient research

in connection with the business to familiarize yourself thoroughly with that business and indicate in your brief the knowledge you have acquired in this field this will be impressive as it will indicate that you have imagination and a real interest in the position you seek remember that it is not the lawyer Who knows the most law but the one who prepares his case who wins if your case is properly prepared and presented your Victory will have been more than half one at the outset do not be afraid of making your brief too long employers are just

as much interested in purchasing the services of well qualified applicants as you are in securing employment in fact the success of most success ful employers is due in the main to their ability to select Well-qualified lieutenants they want all the information available remember another thing neatness in the preparation of your brief will indicate that you are a painstaking person I have helped to prepare briefs for clients which were so striking and out of the ordinary that they resulted in the employment of the applicant without a personal interview when your brief has been completed have it

neatly Bound by an Experienced binder and lettered by an artist or printer similar to the following an example is given where it says brief of qualifications of Robert K Smith applying for the position of private secretary 2 the president of blank Company Inc change names each time the brief is shown This Personal Touch is sure to command attention have your brief neatly typed or mimeographed on the finest paper you can obtain and bound with Heavy paper of the book cover variety the binder to be changed and the proper firm name to be inserted if it

is to be shown to more than one company your photograph should be pasted on one of the pages of your brief follow these instructions to the letter improving upon them wherever your imagination suggests successful salesmen groom themselves with care they understand the first impressions are lasting your brief is your salesman give it a good suit of Clothes so it will stand out in bold contrast to anything your prospective employer ever saw in the way of an application for a position if the position you seek is worth having it is worth going after with care moreover

if you sell yourself to an employer in a manner that impresses him with your individuality you probably will receive more money for your services from the very start than you would if you applied for employment in the usual conventional Way if you seek employment through an advertising agency or an Employment Agency have the agent use copies of your brief in marketing your services this will help to gain preference for you both with the agent and the prospective employers how to get the exact position you desire everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he

is best suited an artist loves to work with paints a Craftsman with his hands a writer loves To write those with less definite talents have their preferences for certain fields of business and industry if America does anything well it offers a full range of occupations tilling the soil manufacturing marketing and the professions first decide exactly what kind of a job you want if the job doesn't already exist perhaps you can create it second choose the company or individual for whom you wish to work third study your prospective employer as To policies personnel and chances of

advancement fourth by analysis of yourself your talents and capabilities figure what you can offer and plan Ways and Means of giving advantages Services developments ideas that you believe you can successfully deliver fifth forget about a job forget whether or not there is an opening forget the usual routine of have you got a job for me concentrate on what you can give sixth once you have your plan in mind arrange with an Experienced writer to put it on paper in neat form and in detail seventh present it to the proper person with authority and he will

do the rest every company is looking for men who can give something of value whether it be ideas services or connections every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company this line of procedure may take a few days or weeks of extra time but the difference in income in advancement And in gaining recognition will save years years of hard work at small pay it has many advantages the main one being that it will often save from 1 to 5 years of time in

reaching a chosen goal every person who starts or gets in halfway up the ladder does so by deliberate and careful planning accepting of course the boss's son the new way of marketing Services jobs are now Partnerships men and women who Market their services to best Advantage in the future must recognize the stupendous change which has taken place in connection with the relationship between employer and employee in the future the Golden Rule and not the rule of gold will be the dominating factor in the marketing of merchandise as well as personal services the future relationship between

employers and their employees will be more in the nature of a partnership consisting of a the employer B the Employee C the public they serve this new way of marketing personal services is called New for many reasons first both the employer and the employee of the future will be considered as fellow employees whose business it will be to serve the public efficiently in times past employers and employees have Bartered among themselves driving the best bargains they could with one another not considering that in the final analysis they were in reality Bargaining at the expense of

the third party the public they served the depression Serv as a mighty protest from an injured public whose rights had been trampled upon in every direction by those who were clamoring for individual advantages and profits when the debris of the depression shall have been cleared away and business shall have been once again restored to balance both employers and employees will recognize that they are no longer Privileged to Drive bargains at the expense of Those whom they serve the real employer of the future will be the public this should be kept uppermost in the Mind by

every person seeking to Market personal services effectively nearly every Railroad in America is in financial difficulty who does not remember the day when if a citizen inquired at the ticket office the time of departure of a train he was abruptly referred to the Bolton board instead of Being politely given the information the street car companies have experienced a change of times also there was a time not so very long ago when street car conductors took pride in giving argument to passengers many of the street car tracks have been removed and passengers ride on a bus

whose driver is the last word in politeness all over the country street car tracks are rusting from abandonment or have been taken up wherever street cars are still in Operation passengers may now ride without argument and one may even hail the car in the middle of the block and the motormen will obligingly pick him up how times have changed this is just the point I'm trying to emphasize times have changed moreover the change is reflected not merely in railroad offices and on street cars but in other walks of life as well the public bamned policy

is now P it has been supplanted by the we are obligingly at your service sir policy The bankers have learned a thing or two during this rapid change which has taken place during the past few years in politeness on the part of a bank official or Bank employee today is as rare as it was conspicuous us a dozen years ago in the years past some bankers not all of them of course carried an atmosphere of austerity which gave every wouldbe borrower a chill when he even thought of approaching his Banker for a loan the thousands

of bank failures During the Depression had the effect of removing the mahogany doors behind which Bankers formerly barricaded themselves they now sit at desks in the open where they may be seen and approached at will by any depositor or by anyone who wishes to see them and the whole atmosphere of the bank is one of courtesy and understanding it used to be customary for customers to have to stand and wait at the Corner Grocery until the clerks were through passing the time of day With friends and the proprietor had finished making up his bank deposit

before being waited upon chain stores managed by courteous men who do everything in the way of service short of shining the customer shoes have pushed the oldtime merchants into the background Time Marches On courtesy and service are the watchwords of merchandising today and apply to the person who is marketing personal services even more directly than to the Employer whom he serves because in the final analysis both the employer and his employees are employed by the public they serve if they fail to serve well they pay by the loss of their privilege of serving we can

all remember the time when the gas meter reader pounded on the door hard enough to break the panels when the door was opened he pushed his way in Uninvited with a scowl on his face which plainly said what the hell did you keep me waiting for all that has Undergone a change the meter man now conducts himself as a gentleman who is delighted to be at your service sir before the gas companies learned that their scowling meter men were accumulating liabilities never to be cleared away the polite salesman of oil burners came along and did

a land Office business during the Depression I spent several months in the anthrit co region of Pennsylvania studying condition which all but destroyed the coal industry Among several very significant discoveries was the fact that greed on the part of operators and their employees was the chief cause of the loss of business for The Operators and loss of jobs for the miners through the pressure of a group of overzealous labor leaders representing the employees and the Greed for profits on the part of the operators the anthros site business suddenly dwindled the coal operators and their employees

drove sharp Bargains With one another adding the cost of the bargaining to the price of the coal until finally they discovered that they had built up a wonderful business for the manufacturers of oil burning outfits and the producers of crude oil the wages of sin is death many have read this in the Bible but few have discovered its meaning now and for several years the entire world had been listening by force to a sermon which might well be called whatsoever a man Seth that shall he also Reap nothing as widespread and effective as the depression

could possibly be just a coincidence behind the Depression was a cause nothing ever happens without a cause in the main the cause of the depression is traceable directly to the worldwide habit of trying to reap without sewing this should not be mistaken to mean that the depression represents a crop which the world is being forced to reap without having sown the trouble is that the world SED the Wrong sort of seed any farmer knows he cannot seow the seed of thistles and reap a harvest of grain beginning at the outbreak of the world war the

people of the world began to sew the seed of service inadequate in both quality and quantity nearly everyone was engaged in the Pastime of trying to get without giving these illustrations are brought to the attention of those who have personal services to Market to show that we are where we are and what we are Because of our own conduct if there is a principle of cause and effect which controls business finance and transportation this same principle controls individuals and determines their economic status what is your qqs rating the causes of success in marketing Services effectively

and permanently have been clearly described unless those causes are studied analyzed understood and applied no man can Market his Services Effectively and permanently every person must be his own salesman of personal services the quality and the quantity of service rendered and the spirit in which it is rendered de determine to a large extent the price and the duration of employment to Market personal services effectively which means a permanent Market at a satisfactory price under Pleasant conditions one must adopt and follow the qqs formula which means the quality plus The quantity plus the proper Spirit of

cooperation equals perfect salesmanship of service remember the Qs formula but do more apply it as a habit let us analyze the formula to make sure we understand exactly what it means one quality of service shall be constructed to mean the performance of every detail in connection with your position in the most efficient manner possible with the object of Greater efficiency always in mind two quantity of service shall be Understood to mean the habit of rendering all the service of which you are capable at all times with the purpose of increasing ing the amount of service

rendered as greater skill is developed through practice and experience emphasis is again placed on the word habit three Spirit of service shall be constructed to mean the habit of agreeable harmonious conduct which will induce cooperation from Associates and fellow employees Adequacy of quality and quantity of service is not sufficient to maintain a permanent Market of your services the conduct or the spirit in which you deliver service is a strong determining factor in connection with both the price you receive and the duration of your employment Andrew Carnegie stressed this point more than others in connection with

his description of the factors which lead to success in the marketing of personal services he emphasized again And again and again the necessity for harmonious conduct he stressed the fact that he would not retain any man no matter how great a quantity or how efficient the quality of his work unless he worked in a Spirit of Harmony Mr Carnegie insisted upon men being agreeable to prove that he placed a high value upon this quality he permitted many men who conformed to his standards to become very wealthy those who did not conform had to make room

for others the Importance of a pleasing personality has been stressed because it is a factor which enables one to render service in the proper Spirit if one has a personality which pleases and renders service in a Spirit of Harmony these assets often make up for deficiencies in both the quality and the quantity of service one renders nothing however can be successfully substituted for pleasing conduct the capital value of your Service the person whose income is derived entirely from the sale of personal services is no less a merchant than the man who sells Commodities and it

might well be added such a person is subjected to exactly the same rules of conduct as the merchant who sells merchandise this has been emphasized because the majority of people who live by the sale of personal services make the mistake of considering themselves free from the rules of conduct and the Responsibilities attached to those who are engaged in marketing Commodities the new way of marketing Services has practically forced both employer and employee into partnership alliances through which both take into consideration the rights of the third party the public they serve the day of the go-getter

has passed he has been supplanted by the go-giver high- pressure methods in business finally blew the lid off there will never be the Need to put the lid back on because in the future business will be conducted by methods that will require no pressure the actual Capital value of your brains may be determined by the amount of income you can produce by marketing of your services a fair estimate of the capital value of your services may be made by multiplying your annual in income by 16 and 2/3 as it is reasonable to estimate that your

annual income represents 6% of your Capital value Money rents for 6% per anom money is worth no more than brains it is often worth much less competent brains if effectively marketed represent a much more desirable form of capital than that which is required to conduct a business dealing in Commodities because brains are a form of capital which cannot be permanently depreciated through depressions nor can this form of capital be stolen or spent moreover the money which is essential for the conduct of Business is as worthless as a sand dune until it has been mixed with

efficient brains the 30 major causes of failure how many of these are holding you back life's greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try and fail the tragedy lies in the overwhelmingly large majority of people who fail as compared to the few who succeed I have had the privilege of analyzing several thousand men and women 98% of whom were classified as Failures there is something radically wrong with a civilization and a system of Education which permits 98% of the people to go through life as failures but I did not write this book for

the purpose of moralizing on the Rights and Wrongs of the world that would require a book a 100 times the size of this one my analysis work proved that there are 30 major reasons for failure and 13 major principles through which people accumulate Fortunes in this chapter a Description of the 30 major causes of failure will be given as you go over the list Check Yourself by it Point by point for the purpose of discovering how many of these causes of failure stand between you and success one unfavorable hereditary background there is but little if

anything which can be done for people who are born with a deficiency in brain power this philosophy offers but one method of bridging this weakness through the aid of The Mastermind Observe with profit however that this is the only one of the 30 causes of failure which may not be easily corrected by any individual two lack of a well-defined purpose in life there is no hope of success for the person who does not have a Central purpose or definite goal at which to aim 98 out of 100 of Those whom I have analyzed had no

such aim perhaps this was the major cause of their failure three lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity we offer no hope for The person who is so indifferent as not to want to get ahead in life and who is not willing to pay the price four insufficient education this is a handicap which may be overcome with comparative ease experience has proven that the best educated people are often those who are known as self-made or self-educated it takes more than than a college degree to make one a person of Education any person who is educated

is one who has learned to get whatever he Wants in life without violating the rights of others education consists not so much of knowledge but of knowledge effectively and persistently applied men are paid not merely for what they know but more particularly for what they do with that which they know five lack of self-discipline discipline comes through self-control this means that one must must control all negative qualities before you can control conditions you must first control yourself self-mastery Is the hardest job you will ever tackle if you do not conquer self you'll be conquered by

self you may see it one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy by stepping in front of a mirror six ill health no person may enjoy outstanding success without good health many of the causes of ill health are subject to Mastery and control these in the main are a overeating of foods not conducive to health B wrong habits of thought giving expression to Negatives C wrong use of and overindulgence in sex D lack of proper physical exercise e an inadequate supply of fresh air due to improper breathing seven unfavorable environmental

influences during childhood as The Twig is bent so shall the tree grow most people who have criminal Tendencies acquire them as the result of bad environment and improper Associates during childhood eight procrastination this is one of the most Common causes of failure old man procrastination stands within the shadow of every human being waiting his opportunity to spoil one's chances of success most of us go through life as failures because we are waiting for the time to be right to start doing something worthwhile do not wait the time will never be just right start where you

stand and work with whatever tools you may have at your command and better Tools will be found as you go along nine lack of persistence most of us are good starters but poor finishers of everything we begin moreover people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat there is no substitute for persistence the person who makes persistence their watch word discovers that old man failure finally becomes tired and makes their departure failure cannot cope with persistence 10 negative personality there is no hope of success For the person who repels people through a

negative personality success comes through the application of power and power is attained through the Cooperative efforts of other people a negative personality will not induce cooperation 11 lack of controlled sexual urge sex energy is the most powerful of all the stimuli which move people into action because it is the most most powerful of the emotions it must be controlled through transmutation and Converted into other channels 12 uncontrolled desire for something for nothing the gambling Instinct drives millions of people to failure evidence of this may be found in a study of the Wall Street Crash of

29 during which millions of people tried to make money by gambling on stock margins 13 lack of a well-defined power of decision men who succeed reach decisions promptly and change them if at all very slowly men who fail reach decisions if at all very Slowly and change them frequently and quickly indecision and procrastination are twin brothers where one is found the other May usually be found also kill off this pair before they completely hog tie you to the treadmill of failure 14 one or more of the six basic fears these fears have been analyzed for

you in a later chapter they must be mastered before you can Market your services effectively 15 wrong selection of mate in marriage this is a most common cause Of failure the relationship of marriage brings people intimately into contact unless this relationship is harmonious failure is likely to follow moreover it will be a form of failure that is marked by misery and unhappiness destroying all signs of ambition 16 over caution a person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing overcaution is as bad as under caution both are

extremes to be guarded Ed against life itself is Filled with the element of chance 17 wrong selection of Associates in business this is one of the most common causes of failure in business in marketing personal services one should use great care to select an employer who will be an inspiration and who is themselves intelligent and successful we emulate those with whom we associate most closely pick an employer who is worth emulating 18 superstition and Prejudice Superstition is a form of fear it is also a sign of ignorance men and women who succeed keep open minds

and are afraid of nothing 19 wrong selection of a vocation no man or woman can succeed in a line of endeavor which they do not like the most essential step in the marketing of personal services is that of selecting an occupation into which you can throw yourself wholeheartedly 20 lack of concentration of effort the Jack of all trade seldom is good at any Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim 21 the habit of indiscriminate spending the spend Thrift cannot succeed mainly because he stands eternally in fear of poverty form the habit of

systematic saving by putting aside a definite percentage of your income money in the bank gives one a very safe Foundation of Courage when bargaining for the sale of personal services without money one must take what one is offered and be glad to get It 22 lack of enthusiasm without enthusiasm one cannot be convincing moreover enthusiasm is contagious and the person who has it under control is generally welcome in any group of people 23 intolerance the person with a closed mind on any subject seldom gets ahead intolerance means that one has stopped acquiring knowledge the most

damaging forms of intolerance are those connected with religious racial and political differences of opinion 24 intemperance the most damaging forms of intemperance are connected with eating strong drink and sexual activities overindulgence in any of these is fatal to success 25 inability to cooperate with others more people lose their positions and their big opportunities in life because of this fault than for all other reasons combined it is a fault which no well-informed businessman or leader will tolerate 26 possession of power that was Not acquired through self-effort Sons and Daughters of wealthy men and others who inherit

money which they did not earn power in the hands of one who did not acquire it gradually is often fatal to success quick R are more dangerous than poverty 27 intentional dishonesty there is no substitute for honesty one may be temporarily dishonest by force of circumstance over which one has no control without permanent damage but There is no hope for the person who is dishonest by choice sooner or later their deeds will catch up with them and they will pay by loss of reputation and perhaps even loss of Liberty 28 egotism and vanity these qualities

serve as red lights which warn others to keep away they are fatal to success 29 guessing instead of thinking most people are too indifferent or lazy to acquire facts with which to think accurately they prefer to act on opinions cre by Guesswork or snap judgments 30 lack of capital this is a common cause of failure among those who start out in business for the first time without sufficient reserve of capital to absorb the shock of their mistakes and to carry them over until they have established a reputation 31 under this name any particular cause of

failure from which you have suffered that has not been included in the foregoing list in these 30 major causes of failure is found a Description of the tragedy of Life which obtains for practically every person who tries and fails it will be helpful if you can induce someone who knows you well to go over this list with you and help to analyze you by the 30 causes of failure it may be beneficial if you try this alone most people cannot see themselves as others see them you may be one who cannot the oldest of admonitions

is man know thyself if you Market merchandise successfully you must know The merchandise the same same is true in marketing personal services you should know all of your weaknesses in order that you may either Bridge them or eliminate them entirely you should know your strength in order that you may call attention to it when selling your services you can know yourself only through accurate analysis the Folly of ignorance in connection with self was displayed by a young man who applied to the manager of a well-known business for A position he made a very good impression

until the manager asked him what salary he expected he replied that he had no fixed sum in mind lack of a definite chief aim the manager then said we will pay you all your worth after we try you out for a week I will not accept it the applicant replied because I am getting more than that where I am now employed before you even start to negotiate for a Readjustment of your salary in your present position or to Seek employment elsewhere be sure that you are worth more than you now receive it is one thing

to want money everyone wants more but it is something entirely different to be worth more many people mistake their wants for their just dues your financial requirements or wants have nothing whatever to do with your worth your value is established entirely by your ability to render useful service or Your Capacity to induce others to render such Service take inventory of yourself 28 questions you should answer annual self analysis is is an essential in the effective marketing of personal services as is annual inventory in merchandising moreover the yearly analysis should disclose a decrease in faults and

an increase in virtues one goes ahead stand still or goes backward in life one's object should be of course to go ahead annual self-analysis will disclose whether advancement has been made and if So how much it will also disclose any backward steps one may have made the effective marketing of personal services requires one to move forward even if the progress is slow your annual self analysis should be made at the end of each year so you can include in your New Year's resolutions any improvements which the analysis indicates should be made take this inventory by

asking yourself the following questions and by checking your answers with the aid of Someone who will not permit you to deceive yourself as to their accuracy self-analysis questionnaire for personal inventory one have I attained the goal which I established as my objective for this year you should work with a definite yearly objective to be attained as a part of your major life objective two have I delivered a service of the best quality of which I was capable or could I have improved any part of this service three have I Delivered service in the greatest possible

quantity of which which I was capable four has the spirit of my conduct been harmonious and Cooperative at all times five have I permitted the habit of procrastination to decrease my efficiency and if so to what extent six have I improved my personality and if so in what ways seven have I been persistent in following my plans through to completion eight have I reach decisions promptly and definitely on All Occasions nine have I permitted anyone or more of the six basic fears to decrease my efficiency 10 have I been either over cautious or under cautious

11 has my relationship with my associates in work been Pleasant or unpleasant if it has been unpleasant has the fault been partly or wholly mine 12 have I dissipated any of my energy through lack of concentration of effort 13 have I been open-minded and tolerant in connection with all Subjects 14 in what way have I improved my ability to render service 15 have I been intemperate in any of my habits 16 have I expressed either openly or secretly any form of egotism 17 has my conduct toward my associates been such that it has induce them

to respect me 18 have my opinions and decisions been based upon guesswork or accuracy of analysis and thought 19 have I followed the habit of budgeting my time my expenses and my income and Have I been conservative in these budgets 20 how much time have I devoted to unprofitable effort which I might have used to better Advantage 21 how may I re-budget my time and change my habits so I will be more efficient during the coming year 22 have I been guilty of any conduct which was not approved by my conscience 23 in what ways

have I rendered more service and better service than I was paid to render 24 have I been unfair to anyone and if so in what way 25 five if I had been the purchaser of my own services for the year would I be satisfied with my purchase 26 am I in the right vocation and if not why not 27 has the purchaser of my services been satisfied with the service I have rendered and if not why not 28 what is my present rating on the fundamental principles of success make this rating fairly and frankly and

have it checked by someone who is courageous enough to do it accurately having read and Assimilated the information conveyed through this chapter you are now ready to create a practical plan for marketing your personal services in this chapter will be found an adequate description of every principle essential in planning the sale of personal services including the major attributes of leadership the most common causes of failure in leadership a description of the fields of opportunity for leadership the main causes of failure in all walks of life And the important questions which should be used in self-analysis

this extensive and deta detailed presentation of accurate information has been included because it will be needed by all who must begin the accumulation of riches by marketing personal services those who have lost their fortunes and those who are just beginning to earn money have nothing but personal services to offer in return for riches therefore it is essential that they have available the Practical information needed to Market services to best Advantage the information contained in this chapter will be of great value to all who aspire to attain leadership in any calling it will be particularly helpful

to those aiming to Market their services as business or industrial Executives complete assimilation and understanding of the information here conveyed will be helpful in marketing one's own services and it will also help one to become more Analytical and capable of judging people the information will be Priceless to Personnel directors employment managers and other Executives charged with the selection of employees and the maintenance of efficient organizations if you doubt this statement test its soundness by answering in writing the 28 self-analysis questions that might be both interesting and profitable even though you do not doubt the soundness

of the Statement where and how one may find Opportunities to accumulate riches now that we have analyze the principles by which riches may be accumulated we naturally ask where May one find favorable opportunities to apply these principles very well let us take inventory and see what the United States of America offer the person seeking riches great or small to begin with let's remember all of us that we live in a country where every Law Abiding Citizen enjoys freedom of thought and freedom of deed unequaled anywhere in the world most of us have never taken inventory

of the advantages of this Freedom we have never compared our unlimited Freedom with the curtailed freedom in other countries here we have freedom of thought freedom in the choice and enjoyment of Education freedom in religion freedom in politics freedom in the choice of a business profession or occupation freedom to Accumulate and own without molestation all the property we can accumulate freedom to choose our place of residence freedom in marriage Freedom through equal opportunity to all Races freedom of travel from one state to another freedom in our choice of foods and freedom to aim for any

station in life for which we have prepared our ourselves even for the presidency of the United States we have other forms of freedom but this list will give a bird's eye View of the most important which constitute opportunity of the highest order this advantage of freedom is all the more conspicuous because the United States is the only country guaranteeing to every citizen whether native or naturalized so Broad and varied to list of Freedom next let us recount some of the blessings which our widespread Freedom has placed within our hands take the average American family for

example meaning the family of an average income And sum up the benefits available to every member of the family in this land of opportunity and plenty a food next to freedom of thought indeed comes food clothing and shelter the three basic necessities of life because of our Universal Freedom the average American family has available at its very door the choices selection of food to be found anywhere in the world and at prices within its Financial range a family of two living in the heart of Time Square District of New York City far removed from the

source of production of foods took careful inventory of the cost of a simple breakfast with this astonishing result articles of food cost at The Breakfast Table grapefruit juice 2 cents rippled wheat breakfast food Kansas farm 2 cents tea from China two bananas from South America Two toasted bread from Kansas farm one fresh country eggs from Utah 7 sugar from Cuba or Utah half butter and cream from New England three in a grand total of 20 it is not very difficult to obtain food in a country where two people can have breakfast consisting of all they

want or need for a dime a piece observe that this simple breakfast was gathered by some strange form of magic from China South America Utah Kansas and the New England states and delivered on The Breakfast Table ready for consumption in the very heart of the most crowded city In America at a cost well within the means of of the most humble laborer the cost included all federal state and city taxes here is a fact that the politicians did not mention when they were crying out to the voters to throw their opponents out of the office

because the people were being taxed to death B shelter this family lives in a comfortable apartment heated by steam lighted with electricity with gas for cooking all for $65 a month in a smaller City or more sparsely settled part of New York City the same apartment could be had for as low as $20 a month the toast they had for breakfast in in the food estimate was toasted on an electric toaster which cost but a few dollars the apartment is cleaned with a vacuum sweeper that is run by electricity hot and cold water is available

at all times in the kitchen and in the bathroom the food is kept cool in a refrigerator that is run by electricity the wife curls her Hair washes her clothes and irons them with easily operated electrical equipment on power obtained by sticking a plug in the wall the husband shaves with an electric shaver and they receive entertainment from all over the world 24 hours a day if they want it without cost by merely turning the dial of their radio there are other conveniences in this apartment but the forging list will give a fair idea of

some of the concrete evidences of the freedom we of America Enjoy and this is neither political nor economic propaganda C clothing anywhere in the United States the woman of average clothing requirements can dress very comfortably and neatly for less than $200 a year and the average man can dress for the same or less only the three basic necessities of food clothing and shelter have been mentioned the average American citizen has other Privileges and advantages available in return for modest effort not exceeding 8 Hours per day of labor among these is the privilege of automobile Transportation

with which one can go and come at will at a very small cost the average American has security of property rights not found in any other country in the world he can place his Surplus money in a bank with the assurance that his government will protect it and make good to him if the bank fails if an American citizen wants to travel from one state to another he Needs no passport no one's permission he may go when he pleases and return at will moreover he may travel by train private automobile bus airplane or ship as

his pocketbook permits in Germany Russia Italy and most of the other European and Oriental countries the people cannot travel with so much freedom and at so little cost the miracle that has provided these blessings we often hear politicians proclaiming the freedom of America when They solicit votes but seldom do they take the time or devote sufficient effort to the analysis of the source or nature of this Freedom having no acts to grind no grudge to express no ulterior motives to be carried out I have the privilege of going into a Frank analysis of that mysterious

abstract greatly misunderstood something which gives to every citizen of America more blessings more opportunities to accumulate wealth more freedom of every nature than may be Found in any other country I have the right to analyze the source and nature of this unseen power because I know and have known for more than a quarter of a century many of the men and women who are organized that power and many who are now responsible for its maintenance the name of this mysterious benefactor of mankind is capital capital consists not alone of money but more particularly of Highly

organized intelligent groups of men who plan Ways and Means of using Money efficiently for the good of the public and profitably to themselves these groups consists of scientists Educators chemists inventors business analysts publicity men Transportation experts accountants lawyers doctors and both men and women who have highly specialized knowledge in all fields of industry and business they Pioneer experiment and Blaze trails in new fields of endeavor they support colleges Hospital hital Public Schools build good roads publish newspapers pay most of the cost of government and take care of the multitudinous detail essential to human progress stated

briefly the capitalists are the brains of civilization because they Supply the entire fabric of which all education Enlightenment and human progress consists money without brains always is dangerous properly used it is the most important essential of civilization the simple breakfast here Descri cribed could not have been delivered to the New York family at a dime each or at any other price if organized Capital had not provided the Machinery the ships the railroads and the huge armies of trained men to operate them some slight idea of the importance of organized Capital may be had by trying

to imagine yourself burdened with the responsibility of collecting without the aid of capital and delivering to the New York City Family the simple breakfast described to supply the tea you would have to make a trip to China or India both a very long way from America unless you're an excellent swimmer you would have become rather tired before making the round trip then too another problem would confront you what would you use for money even if you had the physical endurance to swim the ocean to supply the sugar you'd have to take another long swim to

Cuba or a long walk to the Sugar beats section of Utah but even then you might come back without the sugar because organized effort and money are necessary to produce sugar to say nothing of what is required to refine transport and deliver it to The Breakfast Table anywhere in the United States the eggs you could deliver easily enough from the barnyards near New York City but you would have a very long walk to Florida and return before you could serve the two glasses of grapefruit Juice you would have another long walk to Kansas or one

of the other wheat growing States when you went after the four slices of wheat bread the rippled wheat biscuits would have to be omitted from the menu because because they would not be available except through the labor of a trained organization of men and women and suitable Machinery all of which call for Capital while resting you could take off for another little swim down to South America where you would Pick up a couple of bananas and on your return you could take a short walk to the nearest farm having a dairy and pick up some

butter and cream then your New York City family could be ready to sit down and enjoy breakfast and you could collect your two dimes for your labor it seems absurd doesn't it well the procedure described would be the only possible way these simple items of food could be delivered to the heart of New York City if we had no capitalistic System the sum of money required for the building and maintenance of the railroads and steam ships used in the delivery of that simple breakfast is so huge that it staggers one's imagination it runs into hundreds

of millions of dollars not to mention the armies of trained employees required to man the ships and trains but transportation is only a part of the requirements of modern civilization in capitalistic America before there can be anything to Haul something must be grown from the ground or manufactured and prepared for Market this calls for more millions of dollars for equipment machinery boxing marketing and for the wages of millions of men and women steam ships and railroads do not spring up from the earth and function automatically they come in response to the call of civilization through

the labor and Ingenuity and organizing ability of men who have imagination Faith enthusiasm decision persistence these men are known as capitalists they are motivated by the desire to build construct achieve render useful service earn profits and accumulate riches and because they render service without which there would be no civilization they put themselves in the way of great riches just to keep the record simple and understandable I will add that these capitalists are the self-same men of Whom most of us have heard soapbox ORD speak they are the same men to whom radicals racketeers dishonest politicians

and grafting labor leaders refer as the predatory interests or Wall Street I'm not attempting to present a brief for or against any group of men or system of Economics I'm not attempting to condemn collective bargaining when I refer to grafting labor leaders nor do I aim to give a clean bill of health to all individuals known as capitalists the Purpose of this book a purpose to which I have Faithfully devoted Over a quarter of a century is to present to all who want the knowledge the most Dependable philosophy through which individuals may accumulate riches in

whatever amount they desire I have here analyzed the economic advantages of the capitalistic system for the two-fold purpose of showing one that all who seek riches must recognize and adapt themselves to the system that controls all approaches To fortunes large or small and two to present the side of the picture opposite to that being shown by politicians and demagogues who deliberately beloud the issues they bring up by referring to organized Capital as if it were something poisonous this is a capitalistic country it was developed through the use of capital and we who claim the right

to partake of the blessings of freedom and opportunity we who seek to accumulate riches here may As well know that neither riches nor opportunity would be available to us if organized Capital had not provided these benefits for more than 20 years it has been somewhat popular and growing Pastime for Radicals self-seeking politicians racketeers crooked labor leaders and on occasion religious leaders to take pot shots at Wall Street the money changers in Big Business the practice became so General that we witnessed during the business Depression The Unbelievable sight of high government officials lining up with the

cheap politicians and labor Leaders with the openly avowed purpose of throttling the system which has made industrial America the richest country on Earth the lineup was so General and so well organized that it prolonged the worst depression America has ever known it cost millions of men their jobs because those jobs were inseparably a part of The industrial and capitalistic system which formed the very backbone of the nation during this unusual Alliance of government officials and self-seeking individuals who were endeavoring to profit by declaring open season on the American system of Industry a certain type of

labor leader joined forces with the politicians and offered to deliver voters in return for legislation designed to permit men to take riches away from industry by organized force of Numbers instead of the better method of giving a fair day's work for a fair day's pay millions of men in women throughout the nation are still engaged in this popular pastime of trying to get without giving some of them are lined up with labor unions where they demand shorter hours and more pay others do not take the trouble to work at all they demand government relief in

are getting it their idea of their rights of Freedom was demonstrated in the New York City Where violent complaint was registered with the postmaster by a group of relief beneficiaries because the postman awakened them at 7:30 a.m. to deliver government relief checks they demanded that the time of delivery be set up at 10:00 if you are one of those who believe that riches can be accumulated by the mere Act of men who organize themselves into groups and demand more pay for Less service if you are one of those who demand government relief Without early morning

disturbance when the money is delivered to you if you are one of those who believe in trading their votes to politicians in return for passing of laws which permit the raiding of the public treasury you may rest securely on your belief with certain knowledge that no one will disturb you because this is a free country where every man may think as he pleases where nearly everybody can live but with little effort where many Live Well Without doing any work whatsoever however you you should know the full truth concerning this freedom of which so many people

boast and so few understand as great as it is as far as it reaches as many privileges as it provides it does not and cannot bring riches without effort there is but one Dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches and that is by rendering useful service no system has ever been created by which men can Legally acquire riches through mere force of numbers or without giving in return an equivalent value of one form or another there is a principle known as the law of Economics this is more than a theory it is a law

no man can beat Mark well the name of the principle and remember it because it is far more powerful than all the politicians and political machines it is above and beyond the control of all the labor Unions it cannot be swayed nor influenced nor bribed by racketeers or self-appointed leaders in any calling moreover it has an allseeing eye and a perfect system of bookkeeping in which it keeps an accurate account of the transaction of every human being engaged in the business of trying to get without giving sooner or later its Auditors come around look over

the records of individuals both great and small and demand and Accounting Wall Street Big Business Capital predatory interests or whatever name you choose to give the system which has given us American Freedom represents a group of men who understand respect and adapt themselves to this powerful law of Economics their financial continuation depends upon their respecting the law most people living in America like this country its capitalistic system and all I must confess I know of no better country Where one may find greater opportunities to accumulate riches judging by their acts and deeds there are some

in this country who do not like it that of course is their privilege if they do not like this country it's capitalist system its boundless opportunities they have the privilege of clearing out always there are other countries such as Germany Russia and Italy where one may try one's hand at enjoying freedom and accumulating riches providing one is not Too particular America provides all the freedom and all the opportunity to accumulate riches that any honest person may require when one goes hunting for game one selects hunting grounds where a game is plentiful when seeking riches the

same rule would naturally obtain if it is rich as you are seeking do not Overlook the possibilities of a country whose citizens are so rich that women alone spend over $200 million annually for living sticks Rouge and Cosmetics think twice you who are seeking riches before trying to destroy the capitalistic system of a country whose citizens spend over $50 million a year for greeting cards with which to express their appreciation of their freedom if it is money you are seeking consider carefully a country that spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually for cigarettes the bulk

of the income from which goes to only four major companies engaged in supplying this National Builder of nonchalant and quiet nerves by all means give plenty of consideration to a country whose people spend annually more than $15 million for the privilege of seeing moving pictures and toss in a few additional Millions for liquor narcotics and other less potent soft drinks and giggle Waters do not be in too big a hurry to get away from a country whose people willingly even eagerly hand over millions of dollars annually for football baseball And prize fights and by all

means stick by a country whose inhabitants get give up more than a million dollar a year for chewing gum and another million for safety razor blades remember also that this is but the beginning of the available sources of the accumulation of wealth only a few of the luxuries and non-essentials have been mentioned but remember that the business of producing transporting and marketing these few items of merchandise gives regular Employment to many millions of men and women who receive for their services many millions of dollars monthly and end it freely for both the luxuries and the

Necessities especially remember that back of all this exchange of merchandise and personal services may be found an abundance of opportunity to accumulate riches here our American Freedom comes to one's Aid there is nothing to stop you or anyone from engaging in any portion of the effort necessary to carry On these businesses if one has Superior Talent training experience one may accumulate riches in large amounts amounts those not so fortunate May accumulate smaller amounts anyone may earn a living in return for a very nominal amount of Labor so there you are opportunity has spread its Wares

before you step up to the front select what you want create your plan put the plan into action and follow through with persistence capitalistic America will do The rest you can depend upon this much capitalistic America ensures every person the opportunity to render useful service and to collect riches in proportion to the value of the service the system denies no one this right but it does not and cannot promise something for nothing because the system itself is irrevocably controlled by the law of Economics which neither recognizes nor tolerates for long getting without giving the law

of Economics was passed By Nature there is no Supreme Court to which violators of this law May appeal the law hands out both penalties for its violation and appropriate rewards for its observance without interference or the possibility of interference by any human being the law cannot be repealed it is as fixed as the stars in the heavens and subject to an a part of the same system that controls the Stars May one refuse to adapt oneself to the law of Economics Certainly this is a free country where all men and women are born with equal

rights including the privilege of ignoring the law of economics what happens then well nothing happens until large numbers of men and women join forces for the avowed purpose of ignoring the law and taking what they want by force then comes the dictator with well-organized firing squads and machine guns we have not yet reached that stage in America but we have heard All we want to know about how the system works perhaps we shall be fortunate enough not to demand personal knowledge of so gruesome a reality doubtless we shall prefer to continue with our freedom of

speech freedom of deed and freedom to render useful service in return for riches the practice by government officials of extending to men and women the privilege of raiding the public treasury in return for votes sometimes Results in election but as night follows day the final payoff comes when every penny wrongfully used must be repaid with compound interest on compound interest if those who make the grab are not forced to repay the burden falls on their children and their children's children even on to the third and fourth Generations there is no way to avoid the debt

men can and sometimes do form themselves into groups for the purpose of crowding wages up and working hours Down there is a point Beyond which they cannot go it is the point at which the law of Economics steps in and the sheriff gets both the employer and the employees for 6 years from 1929 to 1935 the people of America both rich and poor barely missed seeing the old man economics hand over to the sheriff all all the businesses and industries and Banks it was not a pretty sight it did not increase our respect for Mob

psychology through which men cast reason To the winds and start trying to get without giving we who went through those six discouraging years when fear was in the saddle and Faith was on the ground cannot forget how ruthlessly the law of Economics exacted its toll from both rich and poor weak and strong old and young we shall not wish to go through another such experience these observations are not founded upon shorttime experience they are the result of 25 years of careful analysis this Huge chapter is packed with a lot of information in it much of

this chapter may be outdated and when you go through this chapter do your best to apply these lessons and the things that he's talking about to the modern day yes when you go through the employment process and provide your resume the process is completely different than it used to be when he was writing about this but you can still take the lessons that he's offering that is do a little Bit more than anyone else make a better resume provide more information provide another letter provide a video if you need to provide something extra is what

he's indicating at the very beginning of this if you have a definite chief aim and you want to go through the process then you want to apply apply these extra things I would definitely go back and read the major attributes of leadership these do not change unwavering courage self-control a keen sense of justice Definiteness of decision definite of plans the habit of doing more than paid for a pleasing personality sympathy understanding Mastery of detail willingness to assume full responsibility and cooperation also the 10 major causes of failure in leadership the inability to organize details unwillingness

to run under humble service expectation of pay for what they know instead of what they do with that which they know uh fear of competition From followers lack of imagination selfishness intemperance disloyalty emphasis on the authority of leadership and emphasis of title those are things that you should go back and read on a regular basis much of the country has changed from the time that he wrote this to the time now and the system of government that we're in and the way that your breakfast is priced is different and some people could argue that the

world that Napoleon Hill was Talking about is simply not the world that we live in now but the argument he is making is that we have a system of Economics that brings so many joyous wonderful things to your table no matter what country that you're in and that system is an amazing system that you can look at and become wealthy with and provide you with great opportunities and freedom it talks about about how to provide greater marketing for your services and how to Analyze the quality of your services it gives you some amazing questions to

ask yourself to give self-analysis in my own experience related to this chapter I started my own business after starting a mastermind and working with the Mastermind on a regular basis you get people that are honest with you and then I had read this book when I started my business and I would on regular basis maybe twice a year do a self analysis this can be very difficult because it's Hard to analyze yourself as he indicates if you have a friend that can be honest with you about some of these questions but go through and ask

the questions that are indicated here this chapter on organized planning is one of the key steps it really takes us from the philosophical aspects of thinking to Grow Rich the imagination to definite application and things that you can do and I would recommend taking what he talks about and transforming it to the Modern day use the internet use social media to advertise your services there are new and wonderful ways that you can find employment all over the world now with different employment boards and different places that you can go and there are some great services

that can help in your creation of your resume and because of this you can take the applications of these lessons given in this chapter and expand them fruitfully there are so much more available to you Than was available back then but there is a way of thinking that is to be very definite with what you want and to be very organized with how you go about it to be humble not to be egotistical to question yourself on a regular basis and there are things that you can do that will fail and understanding the causes of

failure will help you to overcome these things all of these are Timeless I would like to get your impressions if you could put in the comments any ideas That you got from this that you could apply in modern-day thinking but organized planning is the key you must go beyond the point where you're Desiring what you want or you're imagining what you want and then going about taking action and this is that bridge that you take from that beginning part to the next part chapter 8 decision the Mastery of procrastination the seventh step toward riches accurate

analysis of over 25,000 Men and women who had experienced failure disclosed the fact that lack of decision was near the head of the list of the 30 major causes of failure this is no mere statement of a theory it is a fact procrastination the opposite of decision is a common enemy which practically everyone must conquer you will have an opportunity to test your capacity to reach quick and definite decisions when you finish reading this book and are ready to begin putting into Action the principles which it describes analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated

fortunes well beyond the million dooll Mark disclosed the fact that every one of them had the habit of reaching decisions promptly and of changing these decisions slowly if and when they were changed people who fail to accumulate money without exception have the habit of reaching decisions if at all very slowly and of changing these decisions Quickly and often one of Henry Ford's most outstanding qualities is his habit of reaching decision quickly and definitely and changing them slowly this quality is so pronounced in Mr Ford that it has given him the reputation of being obstinate it

was this quality which prompted Mr Ford to continue to manufacture his famous Model T the world's ugliest car when all of his advisers and many of the purchasers of the car were urging him to change it Perhaps Mr Ford delayed too long in making the change but the other side of the story is that Mr Ford's firmness of decision ision yielded a huge Fortune before the change in model became necessary there is but little doubt that Mr Ford's habit of definiteness of decision assumes the proportion of obstinacy but this quality is preferable to slowness in

reaching decisions and quickness in changing them the majority of people who fail to accumulate money Sufficient for their needs are generally easily influenced by the opinions of others they permit the newspap ERS and the gossiping neighbors to do their thinking for them opinions are the cheapest Commodities on Earth everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them if you are influenced by opinions when you reach decisions you will not succeed in any undertaking much less in that of transmuting your own desire into money If you are influenced by

the opinions of others you will have no desire of your own keep your own counsel when you begin to put into practice the principles described here by reaching your own decisions and following them take no one into your confidence except the members of your Mastermind group and be very sure in your selection of this group that you choose only those who will be in complete sympathy and harmony with your purpose close friends and relatives While not meaning to do so often handicap one through opinions and sometimes through ridicule which is meant to be humorous thousands

of men and women carry inferiority complexes with them all through life because some well-meaning but ignorant person destroyed their confidence through opinions or ridicule you have a brain and mind of your own use it and reach your own decisions if you need facts or information from other people to enable You to reach a decision as you probably will in many instances acquire these facts or secure the information you need quietly without disclosing your purpose it is characteristic of people who have but a smattering or a veneer of knowledge to try to give the impression that

they have much knowledge such people generally do too much talking and too little listening keep your eyes and ears wide open and your mouth closed if you Wish to acquire the habit of prompt decision those who talk too much do little else if you talk talk more than you listen you not only deprive yourself of many opportunities to accumulate useful knowledge but you also disclose your plans and purposes to people who will take great Delight in defeating you because they Envy you remember also that every time you open your mouth in the presence of a

person who has an abundance of knowledge you display to That person your exact stock of knowledge or your lack of it genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through through modesty and silence keep in mind the fact that every person with whom you associate is like yourself seeking the opportunity to accumulate money if you talk about your plans too freely you may be surprised when you learn that some other person has beaten you to your goal by putting into action ahead of you the plans of which you talked unwisely let One of your first decisions be to

keep a closed mouth and open ears and eyes as a reminder to yourself to follow this advice it will be helpful if you copy the following epigram in large letters and place it where you will see it daily tell the world what you intend to do but first show it this is the equivalent of saying that deeds and not words are what count most Freedom or death on a decision the value of decisions depends Upon the courage required to render them the great decisions which served as the foundation of civilization were reached by assuming great

risks which often meant the possibility of death Lincoln's decision to issue his famous proclamation of emancipation which gave freedom to the colored people of America was rendered with full understanding that his act would turn thousands of people and political supporters against him he knew too that the carrying out of That Proclamation would mean death to thousands of men on the battlefield in the end it cost Lincoln his life that required courage Socrates decision to drink the cup of poison rather than compromise in his personal belief was a decision of Courage it turned time ahead a

thousand years and gave to people then unborn the right to freedom of thought and speech the decision of General Robert E Lee when he came to The Parting of the Way with the union and took up the cause of the South was a decision of courage for he well knew that he it might cost him his own life that it would surely cost the lives of others but the greatest decision of all time as far as any American citizen is concerned was reached in Philadelphia July 4th 1776 when 56 men signed their names to a

document which they well knew would bring freedom to all Americans or leave everyone of the 56 hanging from a Gallows you have heard of this famous document but may not have drawn drawn from it the great lesson in Personal Achievement it so plainly taught we all remember the date of this momentous decision but few of us realize what courage that decision required we remember our history as it was taught we remember dates and the names of the men who fought we remember Valley Forge in Yorktown we remember George Washington and Lord corn Wallace but we

know little Of the real forces back of these names dates and places we know still less of that that intangible power which ensured US Freedom long before Washington's armies reached Yorktown we read the history of the Revolution and falsely imagine that George Washington was the father of our country that it was he who won our freedom while the truth is Washington was only an accessory after the fact because victory for his armies had been ensured long before Lord K Wallace surrendered this is not intended to Rob Washington of any of the glory he so richly

merited its purpose rather is to give greater attention to the astounding power that was the real cause of his victory it is nothing short of tragedy that the writers of history have missed entirely even the slightest reference to the irresistible power which gave birth and freedom to the nation destined to set up new standards of Independence for All the peoples of the earth I say it is a tragedy because it is the self-same power which must be used by every individual who surmounts the difficulties of life and forces life to pay the price asked let

us briefly review the events which gave birth to this power The Story begins with an incident in Boston March 5th 1770 British soldiers were patrolling the streets by their presence openly threatening the citizens the colonists Resented armed men marching in their midst they began to express their resentment openly hurling Stones as well as epithets at the marching soldiers until the commanding officer gave orders fix bayonets charge the battle was on it resulted in the death and injury of many the incident aroused such resentment that the provincial assembly made up of prominent colonists called a meeting

for the purpose of taking definite action two of the members of that assembly were John Hancock and Samuel Adams long live their names they spoke up courageously and declared that a move must be made to reject all British soldiers from Boston remember this a decision in the minds of two men might properly be called the beginning of the freedom which we of the United States now enjoy remember too that the decision of these two men called for Faith and courage because it was dangerous before the assembly adjourned Samuel Adams was appointed to Call on the

governor of the province Hutchinson and demand the with drawal of the British troops the request was granted the troops were removed from Boston but the incident was not closed it had caused a situation destined to change the entire trend of civilization strange is it not how the great changes such as the American Revolution and the world war often have their Beginnings in circumstances which seem Unimportant it is interesting also to observe that these important changes usually begin in the form of a definite decision in the minds of a relatively small number of people few of

us know the history of our country well enough to realize that John Hancock Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee of the province of Virginia were the real fathers of our country Richard Henry Lee became an important factor in this story by reason Of the fact that he and Samuel Adams communicated frequently by correspondents sharing freely their fears and their hopes concerning the welfare of the people of their provinces from this practice Adams conceived the idea that a mutual exchange of letters between the 13 colonies might help to bring about the coordination of efforts so badly

needed in connection with the solution of their problems two years after the clash with the soldiers in Boston March 72 Adams presented this idea to the assembly in the form of a motion that a correspondence committee be established among the colonies with definitely appointed correspondents in each colony for the purpose of friendly cooperation for the betterment of the colonies of British America Mark well this incident it was the beginning of the organization of the far-flung power destined to give freedom to you and to me The Mastermind had already been Organized it consisted of Adams Lee

and Hancock I tell you further that if two of you agree upon the Earth concerning anything for which you ask it will come to you from my father who is in heaven the Committee of Correspondence was organized observe that this move provided the way for increasing the power of the Mastermind by adding to it men from all the colonies take notice that this procedure constituted the first organized planning Of the disgruntled colonists in Union there is strength the citizens of the colonies have been waging disorganized Warfare against the British soldiers through incidents similar to the

Boston Riot but nothing of benefit had been accomplished their individual grievances had not been Consolidated under one Mastermind no group of individuals had put their hearts Minds souls and bodies together in one definite decision to settle their Difficulty with the British once and for all until Adams Hancock and Lee got together meanwhile the British were not Idol they too were doing some planning and masterminding on their own account with the advantage of having back of them money and organized soldiery the crown appointed Gage to supplant Hutchinson as the governor of Massachusetts one of the new

Governor's first acts was to send a messenger to call on Samuel Adams for the purpose of Endeavoring to stop his opposition by fear we can best understand the spirit of what happened by quoting the conversation between Colonel Fenton the messenger sent by Gage and and Adams Colonel Fenton I have been authorized by Governor Gage to assure you Mr Adams that the governor has been empowered to confer upon you such benefits as would be satisfactory Endeavor to win Adams by promise of bribes upon the condition that you engage to cease in your Opposition to the measures

of the government it is the governor's advice to you sir not to incur the further displeasure of his majesty your conduct has been such as makes you liable to penalties of an act of Henry VII by which persons can be sent to England for trial for treason or mis prison of treason and the discretion of a governor of a province but by changing your political course you will not only receive great personal advantages but You will make your peace with the King Samuel Adams had the choice of two decisions he could cease his opposition and

receive personal bribes or he could continue and run the risk of being hanged clearly the time had come when Adams was forced to reach instantly a decision which could have cost his life the majority of men would have found it difficult to reach such a decision the majority would have sent back an evasive reply but not Adams he insisted upon Colonel Fenton's word of Honor that the colonel would deliver to the governor the answer exactly as Adams would give it to him Adams answer then you may tell Governor Gage that I trust I have long

since made my peace with the King of Kings no personal consideration shall induce me to abandon the righteous cause of my country and tell Governor Gage it is the advice of Samuel Adams to him no longer to insult the feelings of an exasperated People comment as to the character of this man seems unnecessary it seems to be obvious to all who read this astounding message that its sender possessed loyalty of the highest order this is important r eters and dishonest politicians have prostituted the honor for which such men as Adams died when Governor Gage received

Adam's costic reply he flew into a rage and issued a proclamation which read I do hereby in his Majesty's Name offer and promise his most gracious pardon to all persons who shall forth with lay down their arms and return to the duties of Peaceable subjects accepting only from the benefit of such pardon Samuel Adams and John Hancock whose offenses are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration but that of cine punishment as one might say in modern slang Adams and Hancock were on the spot the threat of The Irate Governor forced

The two men to reach another decision equally as dangerous they hurriedly called a secret meeting of their staunchest followers here The Mastermind began to take on momentum after the meeting had been called to order Adams locked the door placed the key in his pocket pocket and informed all present that it was imperative that a Congress of the colonists be organized and that no man should leave the room until the decision for such a congress had been Reached great excitement followed some weighed the possible consequences of such radicalism old man fear some Express grave doubt as

to the wisdom of so definite a decision in defiance of the crown locked in that room were two men immune to fear blind to the possibility of failure Hancock and Adams through the influence of their minds the others were induced to agree that through the correspondence committee Arrangements should be made for a Meeting of the First Continental Congress to be held in Philadelphia September 5th 1774 remember this date it is more important than July 4th 1776 if there had been no decision to hold a continental congress there would have been no signing of the Declaration

of Independence before the first meeting of the new Congress another leader in a different section of the country was deep in the throws of publishing a Summary view of the rights of British America he was Thomas Jefferson of the province of Virginia whose relationship to Lord Dunmore representative of the crown in Virginia was as strained as that of Hancock and Adams with their governor shortly after his famous summary of Rights was published Jefferson was informed that he was subject to prosecution for high treason against his Majesty's government inspired by the threat one of Jefferson's colleagues

Patrick Henry boldly spoke his mind concluding his remarks with a sentence which shall remain forever a classic if this be treason then make the most of it it was such men as these who without power without Authority without military strength without money set in solemn consideration of the destiny of the colonies beginning at the opening of the First Continental Congress and continuing at intervals for 2 years Until on June 7th 1776 Richard Henry Lee arose addressed the chair and to the startled assembly made this motion gentlemen I make the motion that these United Colonies are

and of right ought to be free and independent states that they be absolved from the allegiance to the British crown and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is and ought to be totally dissolved Lee's astounding motion was discussed fervently and at such length That he began to lose patience finally after days of argument he again took the floor and declared in a clear firm voice Mr President we have discussed this issue for days it is the only course for us to follow why then sir do we longer delay why

still deliberate let this happy day give birth to an American Republic let her arise not to devastate and to conquer but to reestablish the reign of peace and of law the eyes of Europe are fixed upon us she demands of Us a living example of of Freedom that may exhibit a contrast in the Felicity of the citizen to the ever increasing tyranny before his motion was finally voted upon Lee was called back to Virginia because of serious family illness but before leaving he placed his cause in the hands of his friend Thomas Jefferson who promised

to fight until favorable action was taken shortly thereafter the president of the Congress Hancock appointed Jefferson as chairman Of a committee to draw up a declaration of independ attendence long and hard the committee labored on a document which would mean when accepted by the Congress that every man who signed it would be signing his own death warrant should the colonies lose in the fight with Great Britain which was sure to follow the document was drawn and on June 28th the original draft was read before the Congress for several days it was discussed altered and made

ready on July 4th 1776 Thomas Jefferson stood before the assembly and fearlessly read them most momentous decision ever placed upon paper when in the course of human events it is necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the Earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of Nature's God entitle them a decent respect to the Opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separation when Jefferson finished the document was voted upon

accepted and signed by the 56 men everyone staking his own life upon his decision to write his name by that decision came into existence a nation destined to bring to mankind forever the privilege of making decisions by decisions made in a similar Spirit of faith and only by such decisions can men And women solve their personal problems and win for themselves High Estates of material and spiritual wealth let us not forget this and analyze the events which led to the Declaration of Independence and be convinced that this nation which now holds a position of commanding

respect and power among all nations of the world was born of a decision created by a mastermind consisting of 56 men note well the fact that it was their decision Which ensured the success of Washington's armies because the spirit of that decision was in the heart of every soldier who fought with him and served a spiritual power which recognizes no such thing as failure note also with great personal benefit that the power which gave this nation its freedom is the self-same power that must be used by every individual who becomes self-determining this power is made

up of the principles described in this book It will not be difficult to detect in the story of The Declaration of Independence at least six of these principles desire decision faith Faith persistence The Mastermind and organized planning throughout this philosophy will be found the suggestion that thought backed by strong desire has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent before passing on I wish to leave with you the suggestion that one may find in this story and in the story Of the organization of the United States Steel Corporation a perfect description of the method

by which thought makes this astounding transformation in your search for the secret of the method do not look for a miracle because you will not find it you will find only the Eternal laws of nature these laws are available to every person who has the faith and the courage to use them they may be used to bring freedom to a nation or to accumulate riches there is No charge save the time necessary to understand and appropriate them those who reach decisions promptly and definitely know know what they want and generally get it the leaders in

every Walk of Life decide quickly and firmly that is the major reason why they are leaders the world has the habit of making room for the man or woman whose words and actions show that they know where they are going indecision is a habit which usually begins in youth The Habit takes on permanency as the youth goes through graded school high school and even through college without definiteness of purpose the major weakness of all Educational Systems is that they neither teach nor encourage the habit of definite decision it would be beneficial if no college would

permit the enrollment of any student unless and until the student declared his major purpose in matriculating it would be of still greater benefit if every student Who enters the graded schools were compelled to accept training in the habit of decision and forced to pass a satisfactory examination on this subject before being permitted to advance in the grades the habit of indecision acquired because of the deficiencies of our school systems goes with the student into the occupation he chooses if in fact he chooses his occupation generally the youth just out of school seeks any job that

he can find he takes the first Place he finds because he has fallen into the habit of indecision 98 out of a hundred people working for wages today are in the position they hold because they lacked the definiteness of decision to plan a definite position and the knowledge of how to choose an employer definiteness of decision always requires courage sometimes very great Courage the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signature to That document the person who reaches a definite decision to procure the particular job

and make life pay the price he asks does not stake his life on that decision he Stakes his economic freedom Financial Independence riches desirable Business and Professional positions are not within reach of the person who neglects or refuses to expect plan and demand these things the person who desires riches in the same spirit that Samuel Adams desired freedom for the colonies is sure to accumulate wealth in the chapter on organized planning you will find complete instructions for marketing every type of personal service you will find also detailed information on how to choose the employer you

prefer and the particular job you desire these instructions will be of no value to you unless you definitely decide to organize them into a plan of action this chapter is important in Times when you will have to make decisions the key thing here is procrastination this is not telling you how to make a decision this is guiding you to make a decision quickly that you probably know the correct decision it's going to be obvious to you in many cases you simply have to make the decision and as implied with the Henry Ford story even if

you're making a mistake with your decision your definiteness of decision is the key that Would be the key concept that's discussed in this chapter you're always going to doubt did you make the right decision or not when you make decisions that are aligned with your definite purpose then you are usually making the right decision obviously you're concerned that you're going to make a mistake if you make the wrong decision and the key point that he gives in this book is that it doesn't matter you can fail 10,000 times and you'll still come Ahead on the

10,000 first time make your decision quickly the indecisiveness is the thing that you're trying to avoid and we see a great example of this given in the story of the American Revolution two people that make the decision in that moment when faced with seeming death choose in that moment with their definite purpose another thing that this chapter subtly outlines we're going to get into more later that is the fundamental thing To learn in the Think and Grow Rich book is The Mastermind whenever you have multiple people working together then something greater happens he has discussed

this in multiple chapters previously and we're seeing another example here of the way the Mastermind worked to influence the decisions and the success of their Venture so right now if you're struggling to make a decision just make it one way or another if you fail you can start over again but Just make the decision don't delay chapter nine persistence the sustained effort necessary to induce Faith the eighth step toward riches persistence is an essential factor in the procedure of transmuting dis desire into its monetary equivalent the basis of persistence is the power of will will

power and desire when properly Combined makes an irresistible pair men who accumulate great fortunes are generally known as coldblooded and sometimes ruthless which they mix with persistence and place back of their desires to ensure the attainment of their objectives Henry Fort has been generally misunderstood stood to be ruthless and coldblooded this misconception grew out of Ford's habit of following through in all of his plans with Persistence the majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard and give up at the first sign of opposition or Misfortune a few carry on despite all

opposition until they gain their goal these few are the Fords carnegies Rockefellers and Edison there may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steal the building of a fortune generally involves the application of the entire 13 factors of this philosophy these principles must be understood they must be applied with persistence by all who accumulate money if you're following this book with the intention of applying the knowledge it conveys your first test as to your persistence will come when you begin to follow

the six steps described in the second chapter unless you are one of the two out of every hundred who already have a definite goal at which you are aiming and a definite Plan for its attainment you may read the instructions and then pass on with your daily routine and never comply with those instructions the author is checking you up at this point because lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure moreover experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men and women

it is a weakness which may be overcome by effort The ease with which lack of persistence may be conquered will depend entirely upon the intensity of one's desire the starting point of all achievement is desire keep this constantly in mind weak desires bring weak results just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat if you find yourself lacking in persistence this weakness may be remedied by building a stronger fire under your desires continue to read Through to the end then go back to chapter 2 and start immediately to carry out the

instructions given in connection with the six steps the eagerness with which you follow these instructions will indicate clearly how much or how little you really desire to accumulate money if you find that you are indifferent you may be sure that you have not yet acquired the money Consciousness which you must possess before you can be sure of accumulating a fortune fortunes Gravitate to men whose Minds have been prepared to attract them just as surely as water gravitates to the ocean in this book may be found all the stimuli necessary to attune any normal mind to

the vibrations which will attract the object of one's desires if you find you are weak in persistence Center your attention upon the instruct contained in the chapter on power surround yourself with a mastermind group and through the Cooperative efforts of the members of this group you can develop persistence you will find additional instructions for the development of persistence in the chapters on autosuggestion and the subconscious mind follow the instructions outlined in these chapters until your habit nature hands over to your subconscious mind a clear picture of the object of your desire from that point on

you will not be handicapped aped by lack of persistence your Subconscious mind works continuously while you are awake and while you are asleep spasmodic or occasional effort to apply the rules will be of no value to you to get results you must apply all of the rules until their application becomes a fixed habit with you in no other way can you develop the necessary money Consciousness poverty is attracted to the one whose mind is favorable to it as money is attracted to him whose mind has Been deliberately prepared to attract it and through the same

laws poverty Consciousness will voluntarily seize the mind which is not occupied with the money Consciousness a poverty Consciousness develops without conscious application of habits favorable to it the money Consciousness must be created to order unless one is born with such a Consciousness catch the full significance of the statements in the preceding paragraph and you will Understand the importance of persistence in the accumulation of a fortune without persistence you will be defeated even before you start with persistence you will win if you have ever experienced a nightmare you will realize the value of persistence you are

lying in bed half awake with a feeling that you're about to smother you are unable to turn over and to move a muscle you realize that you must begin to regain control over your Muscles through persistent an effort of willpower you finally manage to move the fingers of One Hand by continuing to move your fingers you extend your control to the muscles of one arm until you can lift it then you gain control of the other arm in the same manner you finally gain control over the muscles of one leg and then extend it to

the other leg then with one supreme effort of will you regain complete control over your muscular system and snap out of your Nightmare the trick has been turned step by step you may find it necessary to snap out of your mental inertia through a similar procedure moving slowly at first then increasing your speed until you gain complete control over your will be persistent no matter how slowly you may at first have to move with persistence will come success if you select your Mastermind group with care you will have in it at least one person who

will Aid you in the development of Persistence some men or women who have accumulated great fortunes did so because of necessity they developed the habit of persistence because they were so closely driven by circumstances that they had to become persistent there is no substitute for persistence it cannot be supplanted by any other quality remember this it will hearten you in the beginning when the going may seem difficult and slow those who have cultivated the habit of persistence seem To enjoy insurance against failure no matter how many times they are defeated they finally arrive up toward

the top of the ladder sometimes it appears that there's a hidden guide whose duty is to test men through all sorts of discouraging experiences those who pick themselves up after defeat and keep on trying arrive and the world cries Bravo I knew you could do it the hidden guide lets no one enjoy great achievement with without passing the persistence test Those who can't take it simply do not make the grade those who can take it are bountifully rewarded for their persistence they receive as their compensation whatever goal they are pursuing that is not all they

receive something infinitely more important than material compensation the knowledge that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent Advantage there are exceptions to this rule a few people people know from Experience the soundness of persistence they are the ones who have not accepted defeat as being anything more than temporary they are the ones whose desires are so persistently applied that defeat is finally changed into Victory we who stand on the sidelines of Life see the overwhelmingly large number who go down in defeat never to rise again we see the few who take the

punishment of defeat as an urge to Greater effort these fortunately never learned to Accept life's reverse gear but what we do not see what most of us never suspect of existing is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement if we speak of this power at all we call it persistence and let it go at that one thing we all know if one does not possess persistence one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling as these lines are being written I look up

from my work and see before me less than a block away the great mysterious Broadway the graveyard of dead hopes and the front porch of opportunity from all over the world people have come to Broadway seeking fame fortune power love or whatever it is that human beings call success once in a great while someone steps out from the long procession of seekers and the World Hears that another person has mastered Broadway but Broadway is not Easily nor quickly conquered she acknowledges Talent recognizes genius pays off in money only after one has refuse to quit then

we know he has discovered the secret of how to conquer Broadway the secret is always inseparably attached to one word persistence the secret is told in the struggle of Fanny Hurst whose persistence conquered the great white way she came to New York in 1915 to convert writing into riches The conversion did not come quickly but it came for 4 years Miss Hurst learned about the sidewalks of New York from firstand experience she spent her days laboring and her nights hoping when hope grew dim she did not say all right Broadway you win she said very

well Broadway you may whip some but not me I'm going to force you to give up one publisher the Saturday evening post sent her 36 rejection slips before she broke the ice and got a story across the Average Rider like the average in other walks of life would have given up the job when the first rejection slip came she pounded the Pavements for 4 years to the tune of the Publishers no because she was determined to win then came the payoff the spell had been broken the Unseen guide had tested Fanny Hurst and she could

take it from that time on Publishers made a beaten path to her door money came so fast she hardly had time to count it then the moving picture Men discovered her and money came not in small change but in floods the moving picture writes to her latest novel great laughter brought $100,000 said to be the highest price ever paid for a story before publication her royalties from the sale of the book probably will run much more briefly you have a description of what persistence is capable of achieving Fanny Hurst is no exception wherever men and

women accumulate great riches you may be sure they first Acquired persistence Broadway will give any beggar a cup of coffee and a sandwich but it demands Persistence of those who go after the big Stakes Kate Smith will say Amen when she reads this for years she sang without money and without price before any microphone she could reach Broadway said to her come and get it if you can take it she did take it until one happy day Broadway got tired and said ah what's the use you don't know when you're Whipped so name your price

and go to work in Earnest Miss Smith named her price it was plenty a way up in figure so high that one week salary is far more than most people make in a whole year verily it pays to be persistent and here is an encouraging statement which carries with it a suggestion of great significance thousands of singers who Excel Kate Smith are walking up and down Broadway looking for a break without success countless others have come and Gone many of them sang well enough but they failed to make the grade because they lacked the courage

to keep on keeping on until Broadway became tired of turning them away persistence is a state of mind therefore it can be cultivated like all states of Mind persistence is based upon definite causes among them these a definiteness of purpose knowing what one wants is the first and perhaps the most important step toward the development of Persistence a strong motive forces one to surmount many difficulties B desire it is comparatively easy to acquire and to maintain persistence in pursuing the object of intense Desire C self-reliance belief in one's ability to carry out a plan encourages

one to follow the plan through with persistence self-reliance can be developed through through the principle described in the chapter on Autos suggestion D definiteness of plans organized plans even though they may be Weak and entirely impractical encourage persistence e accurate knowledge knowing that one's plans are sound based upon experience or observation encourages persistence guessing instead of knowing destroys persistence F cooperation sympathy understanding and Harmon ious cooperation with others tend to develop persistence G willpower the habit of concentrating one's thoughts upon the building of plans for the attainment of A definite purpose leads to persistence H

habit persistence is the direct result of habit the Mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds fear the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage everyone who has seen active service in war knows this before leaving the subject of persistence take inventory of yourself and determine in what particular if any you are lacking in this essential Quality measure yourself courageously Point by point and see how many of the eight factors of persistence you lack the analysis may lead to discoveries that will

give you a new grip on yourself simp symptoms of lack of persistence here you will find the real enemies which stand between you and noteworthy achievement here you will find not only the symptoms indicating weakness of persistence but also the deeply seated subconscious causes of This weakness study the list carefully and face yourself squarely if you really wish to know who you are and what you are capable of doing these are the weaknesses which must be Mastered by all who accumulate riches one failure to recognize and to clearly Define exactly what one wants two procrastination

with or without cause usually backed up with a formidable array of aliis and excuses three lack of interest in acquiring specialized knowledge four indecision The habit of passing the buck on All Occasions instead of facing issues squarely also backed by aliis five the habit of relying upon aliis instead of creating definite plans for the solution of problems six self-satisfaction there is but little remedy for this Affliction and no hope for those who suffer from it seven indifference usually reflected in one's Readiness to compromise on All Occasions rather than meet opposition and fight it eight the

habit of blaming Others for one's mistakes and accepting unfavorable circumstances as being unavoidable nine weakness of Desire due to neglect in the choice of motives that impel action 10 willingness even eagerness to quit at the first sign of defeat based upon one or more of the six basic fears 11 lack of organized plans placed in writing where they may be analyzed 12 the habit of neglecting to move on ideas or to grasp opportunity When it presents itself 13 wishing instead of willing 14 the habit of compromising with poverty instead of aiming at riches General absence

of ambition to be to do and to own 15 searching for all the shortcuts to riches trying to get without giving a fair equivalent usually reflected in the habit of gambling endeavoring to drive sharp Bargains 16 fear of criticism failure to create plans and to put them into AC action because of what other People will think do or say this enemy belongs at the head of the list because it generally exists in one's subconscious mind where its presence is not recognized see the six basic fears in a later chapter let us examine some of the

symptoms of the fear of criticism the majority of people permit relatives friends and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives because they criticism huge numbers of people make Mistakes in marriage stand by The Bargain and go through life miserable and unhappy because they fear criticism which may follow if they correct the mistake anyone who has submitted to this form of fear knows the irreparable damage it does by destroying ambition self-reliance and the desire to achieve millions of people neglect to acquire belated educations after having left school because

they fear criticism countless numbers of men and women both Young and old permit relatives to wreck their lives in the name of Duty because they fear criticism Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal Ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way people refuse to take chances in business because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail the fear of criticism in such cases is stronger than the desire for Success too many people refuse to set High goals For themselves or even neglect

selecting a career because they fear the criticism of relatives and friends who may say don't Aim so high people will think you're crazy when Andrew Carnegie suggested that I devote 20 years to the organization of a philosophy of individual achievement my first impulse of thought was fear of what people might say the suggestion set up a goal for me far out of proportion to any I have ever conceived as quick as a flash my mind Began to create Alibis and excuses all of them traceable to the inherent fear of criticism something inside of me said

you can't do it the job is too big and requires too much time what will your relatives think of you how will you earn a living no one has ever organized a philosophy of success what right have you to believe you can do it who are you anyway to aim so high remember your humble birth what do you know about philosophy people will Think you're crazy and they did why hasn't some other person done this before now these and many other questions flashed into my mind and demanded attention it seemed as if the whole world

had suddenly turned its attention to me with the purpose of ridiculing me into giving up all desire to carry out Mr Carnegie's suggestion I had a fine opportunity then and there to kill off ambition before it gained control of me Later in life after having analyzed thousands of people I discovered that most ideas are still born and need the Breath of Life injected into them through definite plans of immediate action the time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth every minute it lives gives it a better chance of surviving the fear

of criticism is at the bottom of the destruction of most ideas which never reach the planning and action Stage many people believe that material success is is the result of favorable breaks there is an element of ground for the belief but those depending entirely upon luck are nearly always disappointed because they Overlook another important factor which must be present before one can be sure of success it is the knowledge with which favorable breaks can be made to order during the Depression WC Fields the comedian lost all his money and found himself without Income without a

job and his means of earning a living Vaudeville no longer existed moreover he was past 60 when many men consider themselves old he was so eager to Stage a comeback that he offered to work without pay in a new field movies in addition to his other troubles he fell and injured his neck to many that would have been the place to give up and quit but Fields was persistent he knew that if he carried on he would get the break sooner or later And he did get them but not by chance Marie Dressler found herself

down down and out with her money gone and with no job when she was about 60 she too went after the breaks and got them her persistence brought an astounding Triumph late in life long beyond the age when most men and women are done with ambition to achieve Eddie caner lost his money in the 1929 stock crash but he still had his persistence and his courage with those plus two prominent Eyes he exploited himself back into an in of 10,000 a week verily if one has persistence one can get along very well without many other

qualities the only break anyone can afford to rely upon is self-made breaks these come through the application of persistence the starting point is definiteness of purpose examine the first hundred people you meet ask them what they want most in life and 98 of them will not be able to tell you if you Press them for an answer some will say security many will say money a few will say happiness others will say Fame and power and still others will say social recognition ease in living ability to sing dance or write but none of them will

be able to Define these terms or give the slightest indication of a plan by which they hope to attain these vaguely expressed wishes riches do not respond to wishes they respond only to definite plans backed by definite Desires through constant per persistence how to develop persistence there are four simple steps which lead to the habit of persistence that call for no great amount of intelligence no particular amount of education and but little time or effort the necessary steps are one a definite purpose backed by burning desire for its fulfillment two a definite plan expressed in

continuous action three a mind closed tightly against all negative And discour ing influences including negative suggestions of relatives friends and acquaintances or a friendly alliance with one or more persons who will encourage one to follow through with both plan and purpose these four steps are essential for success in all walks of life the entire purpose of the 13 principles of this philosophy is to enable one to take these four steps as a matter of habit these are the steps by which one may control one's economic Destiny they are the steps that lead to freedom and

Independence of thought they are the steps that lead to riches in small or great quantities they lead the way to power Fame and worldly recognition they are the four steps which guarantee favorable breaks they are the steps that convert dreams into physical realities they lead also to the Mastery of fear discouragement indifference there is a magnificent reward of all who learn to take these Four steps it is the privilege of riding one's own ticket and of making life yield whatever price is asked I have no way of knowing the facts but I venture to conjecture

that Mrs Wallace Simpson's great love for a man was not accidental nor the result of favorable breaks alone there was a burning desire and careful searching at every step of the way her first Duty was to love what is the greatest thing on earth the master called it love not man-made rules Criticism bitterness slander or political marriages but love she knew what she wanted not after she met the Prince of Wales but long before that twice when she had failed to find it she had the courage to continue her search to thine own self be

true and it must follow as the night the day thou c not then be false to any man her rise from obscurity was of the slow Progressive persistent order but it was sure she triumphed over unbelievably long odds And no matter who you are or what you may think of Wallace Simpson or the king who gave up his crown for her love she is an astounding example of Applied persistence an instructor on the rules of self-determination from whom the entire world profitably takes lessons when you think of Wallace Simpson think of one who knew what

she wanted and shook the greatest Empire on Earth to get it women who complain that this is a man's world That women do not have an equal chance to win owe it to thems elves to study carefully the life of this unusual woman who at an age which most women consider old captured the affection of the most desirable bachelor in the entire world and what of king Edward what lesson may we learn from his part in the world's greatest drama of recent times did he pay too high a price for the affections of the woman

of his choice surely no one but he can give the Correct answer the rest of us can only conjecture this much we know the king came into the world without his own consent he was born to Great riches without requesting them he was persistently sought in marriage politicians and Statesmen throughout Europe tossed dowagers and princesses at his feet because he was the firstborn of his parents he inherited a crown which he did not seek and perhaps did not desire for more than 40 years he was not A free agent could not live his life in

his own way had but little privacy and finally assumed duties inflicted upon him when he ascended the throne some will say with all these blessings King Edward should have found peace of mind contentment and joy of living the truth is that back of all the Privileges of a crown all the money the fame and the power inherited by King Edward there was an emptiness which could be filled only by love his greatest desire was for love Long before he met Wallace Simpson he doubtless felt this great Universal emotional tugging at the strings of his heart

beating upon the door of his soul and crying out for expression and when he met a kindred spirit crying out for this same holy privilege of expression he recognized it and without fear or apology opened his heart and baade it to enter all the scandalmongers in the world cannot destroy the beauty of this International drama through which two People found love and had the courage to face open criticism renounce all else to give it holy expression King Edward's decision to give up the crown of the the world's most powerful Empire for the privilege of going

the remainder of the way through life with the woman of his choice was a decision that required Courage the decision also had a price but who has the right to say the price was too great surely not he who said he among you who is without sin Let Him Cast the first stone as a suggestion to any evil-minded person who chooses to find fault with the Duke of Windsor because his desire was for love and for open ly declaring his love for Wallace Simpson and giving up his throne for her let it be remembered that

the open Declaration was not essential he could have followed the custom of clandestine liaison which has prevailed in Europe for centuries without giving up either his throne or The woman of his choice and there would have been no complaint from either church or Ley but this unusual man was built of Sterner stuff his love was clean it was deep and sincere it represented the one thing which Above All Else he truly desired therefore he took what he wanted and paid the price demanded if Europe had been blessed with more rulers with the human heart and

the traits of honesty of EX King Edward for the past Century that unfortunate Hemisphere now seething with greed hate lust political connivance and threats of War would have a different and a better story to tell a story in which love and not hate would rule in the words of steuart Austin Weir we raise our cup and drink this toast to ex King Edward Ward and Wallace Simpson blessed is the man who has come to know that our muted thoughts are our sweetest thoughts blessed is the man who from the blackest depths can see the Luminous

figure of Love and seeing sing and singing say sweeter far than uttered lays are the thoughts I have of you in these words would we pay tribute to the two people who more than all others of modern times have been the victims of criticism and the recipients of abuse because they found Life's greatest treasure and claimed it most of the world will applaud the Duke of Windsor and Wallace Simpson because of their persistence in searching until they found Life's Greatest reward all of us can profit by following their example in our own search for that

which we demand of Life what mystical power gives to Men of persistence the capacity to master difficulties does the quality of persistence set up in one's mind some form of spiritual mental or chemical activity which gives one access to Supernatural forces does infinite intelligence throw itself on the side of the person who still fights on after the Battle has been lost with the whole world on the opposing side these and many other similar questions have Arisen in my mind as I observed men like Henry Ford who started at scratch and built an industrial Empire of

huge proportions with little else in the way of a beginning but persistence or Thomas a Edison who with less than 3 months of schooling became the world's leading inventor and converted persistence into the talking machine the moving picture Machine and the incandescent light to say nothing of a half a hundred other useful inventions I had the happy privilege of analyzing both Mr Edison and Mr Ford yearby year over a long period of years and therefore the opportunity to study them at close range so I speak from actual knowledge when I say that I found no

quality save persistence in either of them that even remotely suggested the major source of their stupendous Achievements as one makes an partial study of the prophets philosophers Miracle men and religious leaders of the past one is drawn to the inevitable conclusion that persistence concentration of effort and definiteness of purpose were the major sources of their achievements consider for example the strange and fascinating story of Muhammad analyze his life compare him with men of achievement in this Modern Age of industry and finance and observe How they have one outstanding trait in common persistence if you are

keenly interested in studying the strange power which gives potency to persistence read a biography of Muhammad especially the one by essid Bay this Brief Review of that book by Thomas sugru in the Herald Tribune will provide a preview of the rare treat in store for those who take the time to read the entire story of one of the most astounding examples of the Power of persistence known to civilization the last great prophet reviewed by Thomas zru Muhammad was a prophet but he never performed a miracle he was not a Mystic he had no formal schooling

he did not begin his mission until he was 40 when he announced that he was the messenger of God bringing word of the True Religion he was ridiculed and labeled a lunatic children tripped him and women threw filth upon him he was banished From his native City Mecca and his followers were stripped of their worldly goods and sent into the desert after him when he had been preaching 10 years he had nothing to show for it but banishment poverty and ridicule yet before another 10 years had passed he was dictator of all Arabia ruler of

Mecca and the head of a new world religion which was to sweep the danu and the Pyrenees before exhausting the impetus he gave it that impetus was Three-fold the power of the words the efficacy of prayer and man's kinship with God his career never made sense Muhammad was born to impoverish members of a leading family of Mecca because Mecca the crossroads of the world home of the magic stone called cabba great city of trade and the center of trade routes was unsanitary its children were sent to be raised in the desert by bedin Muhammad was

thus nurtured drawing strength and health from the milk of Nomad vicarious mothers he tended sheep and soon hired out to a rich Widow as leader of her Caravans he traveled to all parts of Eastern World talked with many men of diverse beliefs and observed the decline of Christianity into Waring sex when he was 28 kadisha the Widow looked upon him with favor and mared married him her father would have objected to such a marriage so she got him drunk and held him up while he gave the paternal blessing for the next 12 Years Muhammad lived

as a rich and respected and very shrewd traitor then he took to wandering in the desert and one day he returned with the first verse of the Quran and told kadah that the Archangel Gabriel had appeared to him and said that he was to be the messenger of God the Quran the revealed word of God was the closest thing to a miracle in Muhammad's life he had not been a poet he had no gift of words yet the verses of the Quran as he received them And recited them to the faithful were better than any

verses which the professional Poets of the tribes could produce this to the Arabs was a miracle to them the gift of words was the greatest gift the poet was all powerful in addition the Quran said that all men were equal before God that the world should be a democratic State Islam it was the political heresy plus Muhammad's desire to destroy all the 360 Idols in the cour Courtyard of cabba which Brought about his banishment the idols brought the desert tribes to Mecca and that meant trade so the businessman of Mecca the capitalist of which he

had been one set upon Muhammad then he retreated to the desert and demanded sovereignty over the world the rise of Islam began out of the desert came a flame which would not be extinguished a democratic army fighting as a unit and prepared to die without wincing Muhammad had invited the Jews and Christians to Join him for he was not building a new religion he was calling all who believe in one God to join in a single faith if the Jews and Christians had accepted his invitation Islam would have conquered the world they didn't they would

not even accept Muhammad's invocation of human Warfare when the armies of the Prophet entered Jerusalem not a single person was killed because of his faith when the Crusaders entered the city centuries later not a Muslim man woman Or child was spared but the Christians did accept one Muslim idea the place of learning the university Mrs Simpson read and approved this analysis this chapter on persistence personally may be the most important essential nature that you must manifest if you want to achieve the riches in your life everyone that I know of that has been successful and

has found riches had this one element Persistence when I moved to Los Angeles coming out of college I had a desire to get into film school and I met somebody who wanted to be an actor and every single day he would go to auditions sometimes 10 a day he did this for five years personally as his roommate I saw him go to thousands of auditions and they declined his auditions on a regular basis but he never faltered persisting in his desire his definite purpose to become an actor And after about the 5,000th audition he got

a major role and I see him all the time on TV and in the movies today there are so many stories of this you can see it on YouTube there are people that start amazing channels and they put out videos and then you just stop I had the same thing with my channel as I put out videos nobody would watch any of my videos but I continued and persisted in putting these videos out you can see it with writers you can See it with musician you can see it with people in business you must persist

there is a period of time where you have utter failure and you must continue in what seems like failure it's so easy to give up it's so easy to let go but you must persist and that persistence comes from the definiteness of purpose that you have if you don't have a definite purpose it is very difficult for you to persist I would say if you want to look back at Yourself how persistent are you if you have a definite purpose and you've imagined what you want all you need at that point is to persist toward

your goal to me it is the greatest factor it is the one indicator when I meet someone if they are persistent they will achieve whatever it is they desire to achieve chapter 10 power of the Mastermind the driving force the ninth step toward riches power is essential for success in The accumulation of money plans are inert and useless without sufficient power to translate them into action this chapter will describe the method by which an individual May attain and apply power power may be defined as organized and intelligently directed knowledge power as the term is here

used refers to organized effort sufficient to enable an individual to transmute desire into its monetary Equivalent organized effort is produced through the coordination of effort of two or more people who work toward a definite end in a Spirit of Harmony power is required for the accumulation of money power is necessary for the retention of money after it has been accumulated let us ascertain how power may be acquired if power is organized knowledge let us examine the sources of knowledge a infinite intelligence this source of knowledge May be contacted through the procedure described in another chapter

with the aid of creative imagination B accumulated experience the accumulated experience of man or that portion of it which has been organized and recorded may be found in any welle equipped Public Library an important part of this accumulated experience is taught in public schools and colleges where it has been classified and organized C experiment and research in The field of science and in practically every other Walk of Life men are gathering classifying and organizing new facts daily this is the source to which one must turn when knowledge is not available through accumulated experience here too

the creative imagination must often be used knowledge may be acquired from any of the foregoing sources it may be converted into Power by organizing it into definite plans and by expressing those plans in terms of action Examination of the three major sources of knowledge will readily disclose the difficulty an individual would have if he depended upon his efforts alone in assembling knowledge and expressing it through definite plans in terms of action if his plans are comprehensive and if they contemplate large proportions he must generally induce others to cooperate with him before he can inject into

them the necessary element of Power gaining power through the Mastermind The Mastermind may be defined as coordination of knowledge and effort in a Spirit of Harmony between two or more people for the attainment of a definite purpose no individual may have great power without availing himself of The Mastermind in a preceding chapter instructions were given for the creation of plans for the purpose of translating desire into its monetary equivalent if You carry out these instructions with persistence and intelligence and use discrimination in the selection of your master Mind Group your objective will have been halfway

reached even before you begin to recognize it so you may better understand the intangible potentialities of power available to you through a properly chosen Mastermind group we will here explain the two characteristics of the Mastermind Principle one of which is economic in Nature and the other is psychic the economic feature is obvious economic advantages may be created by any person who surround himself with the advice counsel and personal cooperation of a group of men and women who are willing to lend them wholehearted Aid in a spirit of Perfect Harmony this form of Cooperative Alliance has

been the basis of nearly every great Fortune your understanding of this great truth may definitely determine your financial Status the psychic phase of the Mastermind Principle is much more abstract much more difficult to comprehend because it has reference to the spiritual forces with which the human race as a whole is not well acquainted you may catch a significant suggestion from the statement no two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third invisible intangible Force which may be liken to a third mind keep in mind the fact there are Only two known elements in the

whole universe energy and matter it is a well-known fact that matter may be broken down into units of molecules atoms and electrons there are units of matter which may be isolated separated and analyzed likewise there are units of energy the human mind is a form of energy part of it being spiritual in nature when the minds of two people are coordinated in a Spirit of Harmony the spiritual units of energy of each mind Form an affinity which constitutes the psychic phase of the Mastermind The Mastermind Principle or rather the economic feature of it was first

called to my attention by Andrew Carnegie over 20 5 years ago discovery of this principle was responsible for the choice of my life's work Mr Carnegie's Mastermind group consisted of a staff of approximately 50 men with whom he surrounded himself for the definite purpose of manufacturing And marketing steel he attributed his entire Fortune to the power he accumulated through this Mastermind analyze the record of any man who has accumulated a great fortune and many of those who have accumulated modest fortunes and you will find that they have either consciously or unconsciously employed The Mastermind Principle

great power can be accumulated through no other principle energy is Nature's Universal set of building blocks out of Which she constructs every material thing in the universe including man and every form of animal and vegetable life through a process which only nature completely understands she translates energy into matter Nature's building blocks are available to man in in the energy involved in thinking man's brain may be compared to an electric battery it absorbs energy from The Ether which permeates every atom of matter and fills the entire Universe it is a well-known fact that a group of

electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery it is also a well-known fact that an individual battery will provide energy in proportion to the number and capacity of the cells it contains the brain functions in a similar fashion this accounts for the fact that some brains are more efficient than others and leads to this significant statement a group of brains coordinated or connected in a Spirit of Harmony will provide more thought energy than a single brain just as a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery through this metaphor

it becomes immediately obvious that The Mastermind Principle holds the secret of the power wielded by men and women who surround themselves with others of brains there follows now another statement which will lead still nearer to an understanding of the psychic phase Of the Mastermind Principle when a group of individual brains are coordinated and function in harmony The increased energy created through that Alliance becomes available to every individual brain in the group it is a well-known fact that Henry Ford began his business career under the handicap of poverty illiteracy and ignorance it is an equally well-known

fact that within the inconceivably short period of 10 years Mr Ford mastered these three handicaps And that within 25 years he made himself one of the richest men in America connect with this fact the additional knowledge that Mr Ford's most rapid strides became noticeable from the time he became a personal friend of Thomas a Edison and you will begin to understand what the influence of one mind upon another can accomplish go a step further and consider the fact that Mr Ford's most outstanding achievements began from the time that he formed the Acquaintances of Harvey Firestone

John Burrows and Luther Burbank each a man of great brain capacity and you will have further evidence that power may be produced through friendly Alliance of Minds there is little if any doubt that Henry Ford is one of the best informed men in the business and Industrial world the question of his wealth needs no discussion analyze Mr Ford's intimate personal friends some of whom have already been mentioned and you will be Prepared to understand the following statement men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate

in a spirit of sympathy and Harmony Henry Ford whipped poverty illiteracy and Ignorance by allying himself with great minds whose vibrations of thought he absorbed into his own mind through his associ ation with Edison Burbank Burrows and Firestone Mr Ford added to his own brain Power the sumon substance of the intelligence experience knowledge and spiritual forces of these four men moreover he approximated and made use of The Mastermind Principle through the methods of procedure described in this book this principle is available to you we have already mentioned Mahatma Gandhi perhaps the majority of those who

have heard of Gandhi look upon him as cely an eccentric little man who goes around without formal wearing apparel and makes Trouble for the British government in reality Gandhi is not eccentric but he is the most powerful man now living estimated by the number of his followers and their faith in their leader moreover he is probably the most powerful man who has ever lived his power is passive but it is real let us study the method by which he attained his stupendous power it may be explained in a few words he came by power power

through inducing over 200 million people to coordinate With Mind and Body in a Spirit of Harmony for a definite purpose in brief Gandhi has accomplished a miracle for it is a miracle when 200 million people can be induced not forced to cooperate in a Spirit of Harmony for a limitless time if you doubt this is a miracle try to induce any two people to cooperate in a Spirit of Harmony for any length of time everyone who manages a business know knows what a difficult matter it is to get employees to work together in a Spirit

even remotely resembling Harmony the list of the chief sources from which power may be attained is as you have seen headed by infinite intelligence when two or more people coordinate in a Spirit of Harmony and work toward a definite objective they Place themselves in position through that Alliance to absorb power directly from the great Universal Storehouse of infinite intelligence this is the greatest of all sources of power it is the source to Which the genius turns it is the source to which every great leader turns whether he may be conscious of the fact or not

the other two major sources from which the knowledge necessary for the accumulation of power may be obtained are no more reliable than the five senses of man the senses are not always reliable infinite intelligence does not air in subsequent chapters the methods by which infinite intelligence May be most readily contacted will be adly described this is not a course in religion no fundamental principle described in this book should be interpreted as being intended to interfere either directly or indirectly with any man's religious habits this book has been confined exclusively to instructing the reader how to

transmute the definite purpose of desire for money into its monetary Equivalent read think and meditate as you read soon the entire subject will unfold and you will see it in perspective you are now seeing the detail of the individual chapters money is as shy and Elusive as the old time Maiden it must be wooed and won by methods not unlike those used by a determined lover in pursuit of the girl of his choice and coincidental as it is the power used in the wooing of money is not greatly different than that used in Wooing a

maiden that power or when successfully used in The Pursuit Of Money must be mixed with faith it must be mixed with desire it must be mixed with persistence it must be applied through a plan and that plan must be set into action when money comes in quantities known as the big money it flows to the one who accumulates it as easily as water flows downhill there exists a great unseen stream of power which may Be compared to a river except that one side Flows In One Direction carrying all who get into that side of the

stream onward and upward to wealth and the other slide flows in the opposite direction carrying all who are unfortunate enough to get into it and not able to extricate themselves from it downward to misery and poverty every man who has accumulated a great Fortune has recognized the existence of this stream of life it consists of one's thinking Process the positive emotions of thought form the side of the stream which carries one to Fortune the negative emotions form the side which carries one down to Poverty this carries a thought of stupendous importance to the person who

is following this book with the object of accumulating a fortune if you are in the side of the stream of power which leads to Poverty this may serve as an ore by which you may Propel yourself over into the other Side of the stream it can serve you only through application and use merely reading and passing judgment on it either one way or another will in no way benefit you some people undergo the experience of alternating between the positive and negative sides of the stream being at times on the positive side and at times on

the negative side the Wall Street Crash of 29 swept millions of people from the positive to the negative side of the stream these Millions are struggling some of them in desperation and fear to get back to the positive side of the Stream this book was written especially for those Millions poverty and riches often change places the crash taught the world this truth although the world will not long remember the lesson poverty May and generally does voluntarily take the place of riches when riches take the place of poverty the change is usually brought about through well-conceived

and Carefully executed plans poverty needs no plan it needs no one to Aid it because it is bold and ruthless riches are shy and timid they have to be attracted anybody can wish for riches and most people do but only a few know that a definite plan plus a burning desire for wealth are the only Dependable means of accumulating wealth The Mastermind Principle is one of the most powerful topics that Napoleon Hill discusses and in my own personal life it is the reason for many of my own successes prior to the starting of my channel

and the writing of my book I regularly met in a mastermind once a week with three of my friends I personally found that you want to keep the group manageable between three to eight people is a very good place to start and if you can have a diversity of people from different walks of life to advise you it is very helpful You can have an accountant a businessman you can have have somebody that's in advertising and if you can put together a group of people with differing areas of expertise and then when you bring up

your ideas everybody starts to think about them together when I worked in my Mastermind I said hey I want to start a podcast and I would like to write my book and I started to discuss these different ideas for my book and my podcast and my YouTube channel and I Would never have been able to put together my own channel without that Mastermind my sister who owns a wonderful business had the same thing she found great success after meeting in Mastermind groups where they helped her give her inspiration for the ideas she had for her

business time after time if you read the autobiographies of anyone that's successful today Jeff Bezos Elon Musk they all had some form of Mastermind though many times not Intentional that helped them start their business and achieve their definite purpose this is talked about on many different levels there is something that happens spiritually psychically when people get together we I believe can share our thoughts and naturally a greater energy forms a social memory complex can form and someday on a larger scale a large Mastermind may change the world so if you even have one person as

it says in the Bible when two come Together in my name I am there it's simply telling us that we can form The Mastermind and great things can happen when you work with other people so try it out even if you have one friend out there go out and ask them hey I'd like to talk to you on a regular basis we can share ideas when you do the Mastermind I highly suggest to be open to new ideas and work very hard to help other people with their ideas and if you can do this and

you can actively participate in The Mastermind in the proper way Miracles will happen and riches will be on your way chapter 11 the mystery of sex transmutation the 10th step toward riches the meaning of the word transmute is in simple Lang the changing or transferring of one element or form of energy into another the emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind because of ignorance on the subject this state of mind is generally associated With the physical and because of improper influences to which most people have been subjected in acquiring knowledge of sex

things essentially physical have highly biased the mind the emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive potential ities they are one the perpetuation of mankind two the maintenance of Health as a therapeutic agency it has no equal and three the transformation of mediocrity into genius Through transmutation sex transmutation is simply an easily explained it means the switching of the Mind from thoughts of physical expression to thoughts of some other nature sex desire is the most powerful of human desires when driven by this desire desire men develop keenness of imagination courage willpower

persistence and creative ability unknown to them at other times so strong and Impelling is the desire for sexual contact that men freely run the risk of life and reputation to indulge it when harnessed and redirected along other lines this motivating force maintains all of its attributes of keenness of imagination courage Etc which may be used as powerful creative forces in literature art or in any other profession or calling including of course the accumulation of riches the transmutation of sex energy Calls for the exercise of willpower to be sure but the reward is worth the effort

the desire for sexual expression is inborn and natural the desire cannot and should not be submerged or eliminated but it should be given an outlet through forms of expression which enrich The Body Mind and Spirit of man if not given this form of Outlet through transmutation it will seek Outlets through purely physical channels a river may be damned and it's water controlled For a time but eventually it will force an outlet the same is true of the emotion of sex it may be submerged and controlled for a time but its very nature causes it to

be ever seeking means of expression if it is not transmuted into some creative effort it will find a less worthy Outlook fortunate indeed is the person who has discovered how to give sex emotion an outlet through some form of creative effort for he has by that Discovery Lifted himself to the status of a genius scientific research has disclosed these significant facts one those of greatest achievement are those with highly developed sex Natures those who have learned the art of sex transmutation and two those who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved outstanding recognition in literature art

industry architecture and the professions were motivated by the influence of a woman or man the research from which these Astounding discoveries were made went back through the pages of biography and history for more than 2,000 years wherever there was evidence available in connection with the lives of men and women of great achievement it indicated most convincingly they possessed highly developed sex Natures the emotion of sex is an irresistible Force against against which there can be no such opposition as an immovable body when driven by this emotion men and women become gifted with A superpower for

Action understand this truth and you will catch the significance of the statement that sex transmutation will lift one to the status of a genius the emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability destroy the sex Clans whether in man or beast and you have removed the major source of action for proof of this observe what happens to any animal after it has been been castrated a bowl becomes as docile as a cow after it has Been altered sexually sex alteration takes out of the male whether man or beast all the fight that was in

him sex alteration of the female has the same effect the 10 mind stimuli the human mind responds to stimuli through which it may be keyed up to high rates of vibration known as enthusiasm creative imagination intense desire Etc the stimuli to which the Mind responds most freely are one the desire for sex expression two love three a burning Desire for fame power or financial gain money four music five friendship between either those of the same sex or those of the opposite sex six a mastermind Alliance based upon the harmony of two or more people who

Ally themselves for Spiritual or temporal advancement seven Mutual suffering such as that experienced by people who are persecuted eight Autos suggestion nine fear 10 narcotics and alcohol the desire for sex expression comes at the head of the list Of stimuli which most effectively step up the vibrations of the mind and start the wheels of physical action eight of these stimuli are natural and constructive two are destructive the list is here presented for the purpose of enabling you to make a comparative study of the major sources of Mind stimulation from this study it will be read

seen that the emotion of Sex Is by great odds the most intense and Powerful of all mind Stimuli this comparison is necessary as a foundation for proof of the statement that transmutation of sex Energy may lift one to the status of a genius let us find out what constitutes a genius some wiseacre has said that a genius is a man who wears long hair eats queer food lives alone and serves as a target for the joke makers a better definition of a genius is a man who has discovered how to increase the Vibrations of thought

to the point where he can freely communicate with sources of knowledge not available through the ordinary rate of vibration of thought the person who thinks will want to ask some questions concerning this definition of genius the first question will be how may one communicate with sources of knowledge which are not available through the ordinary rate of vibration of thought the next question will be are there known sources of Knowledge which are available only to gen and if so what are these sources and exactly how may they be reached we shall offer proof of the soundness

of some of the more important statements made in this book or at least we shall offer evidence through which you may secure your own proof through experimentation and in doing so we shall answer both of these questions genius is developed through the six sense the reality of a six sense Has been fairly well established this six sense is creative imagination The Faculty of creative imagination is one which the majority of people never use during an entire lifetime and if used at all it usually happens by mere accident a relatively small number of people use with

deliberation and purpose of forethought The Faculty of creative imagination those who use this faculty voluntarily and with understanding of its functions are Geni The Faculty of creative imagination is the direct link between the finite mind of man and infinite intelligence all so-called Revelations referred to in the realm of religion and all discoveries of basic or new principles in the field of invention take place through the faculty of creative imagination when ideas or concepts flash into one's Mind through what is popularly called a hunch they come from one or more of the Following sources one infinite

intelligence two one subconscious mind wherein is stored every sense impression and thought impulse which ever reached the brain through any of the five senses three from the mind of some other person who has just released the thought or picture of the idea or concept through conscious thought or for from his subconscious Storehouse there are no other known sources from which inspired ideas or Hunches may be received the creative imagination functions best when the mind is vibrating due to some form of Mind stimulation at an exceedingly High rate that is when the mind is functioning at

a rate of vibration higher than that of ordinary normal thought when brain action has been stimulated through one or more of the 10 mind stimulants it has the effect of lifting the individual far above the Horizon of ordinary thought and permits Him to Envision distance scope and quality of thought not available on the lower plane such as that occupied while one is engaged in the solution of the problems of Business and Professional routine when lifted to this higher level of thought through any form of Mind stimulation an individual occupies relatively the same position as one

who has ascended an airplane to a height from which he may see over Beyond the Horizon line which limits his vision While on the ground moreover while on this higher level of thought the individual is not hampered or Bound by any of the stimuli which circumscribe and limit his vision while wrestling with problems of gaining the three basic necessities of food clothing and shelter he is in a world of thought in which the ordinary work a day thoughts have been as effectively removed as are the Hills and Valleys and other limitations of physical Vision when

he Rises in an airplane while on this exalted plane of thought the creative faculty of the Mind is given freedom of Po action the way has been cleared for the six sense to function it becomes receptive to ideas which could not reach the individual under any other circumstances the six sense is the faculty which marks the difference between a genius and an ordinary individual the creative faculty becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations Originating outside the individual subconscious mind the more this faculty is used and the more the individual relies upon it and makes demands

upon on it for Thought impulses this faculty can be cultivated and developed only through use that which is known as one's conscience operates entirely through the faculty of the six sense the great artists writers musicians and Poets become great because they acquire the habit of relying upon the still Small Voice which speaks from within through the faculty of creative imagination it is a fact well known to people who have keen imaginations that their best IDE ideas come through so-called hunches there's a great orator who does not attain to Greatness until he closes his eyes and

begins to rely entirely upon the faculty of creative imagination when asked why he closed his eyes just before the climaxes of his oratory he replied I do it because when I speak through ideas Which come to me from within one of America's most successful and best known Finance years followed the habit of closing his eyes for 2 or 3 minutes before making a ision when asked why he did this he replied with my eyes closed I am able to draw upon a source of superior intelligence the late Dr Elmer R Gates of Chevy Chase Maryland

created more than 200 useful patents many of them basic through the process of cultivating And using the creative faculty his method is both significant and interesting to one interested in attaining to the status of Genius in which category Dr Gates unquestionably belonged Dr Gates was one of the really great though less publicized scientists of the world in his laboratory he had what he called his personal communication room it was practically soundproof and so arranged that all light could be shut Out it was equipped with a small table on which he kept a pad of writing

paper in front of the table on the wall was an electric push button which controlled the lights when Dr Gates desired to draw upon the forces available to him through his creative imagination he would go into this room seat himself at the table shut off the lights and concentrate upon the known factors of the invention on which he was working remaining in that position until ideas began to flash into His mind in connection with the unknown factors of the invention on one occasion ideas came through so fast that he was forced to write for almost

3 hours When the Thought stopped flowing and he examined his notes he found they contained a minute description of principles which had not a parallel among the known data of the scientific World moreover the answer to his problem was intelligently presented in those notes in this manner Dr Gates completed Over 200 patents which had been begun but not completed by half-baked brains evidence of the truth of this statement is in the United States patent office Dr Gates earned his living by sitting for ideas for individuals and corporations some of the largest corporations in America paid

him substantial fees by the hour for sitting for ideas the reasoning faculty is often faulty because it is largely Guided by one's accumulated experience not all Knowledge which one accumulates through experience is accurate ideas received through the creative faculty are much more reliable for the reason that they come from sources more reliable than any which are available to the reasoning faculty of the Mind the major difference between the genius and the ordinary crank inventor May may be found in the fact that the genius Works through his faculty of creative imagination while the crank knows nothing

of this faculty The scientific inventor such as Edison and Dr Gates make use of both the synthetic and the creative faculties of imagination for example the scientific inventor or genius begins an invention by organizing and combining the known ideas or principles accumulated through experience through the synthetic faculty the reasoning faculty if they find this accumulated knowledge to be insufficient for the completion of their invention they then draw upon the sources of Knowledge available to them through this creative faculty the method by which they do this varies with the individual but this is the sum and

substance of the procedure one they stimulate their mind so that it vibrates on a higher than average plane using one or more of the 10 mind stimulants or some other stimulant of their choice two they concentrate upon the known factors the finished part of their invention and create in their mind a Perfect place of unknown factors The Unfinished part of their invention they hold the picture in mind until it has been taken over by the subconscious mind then relaxes by clearing their mind of all thought and wait for their answer to flash into their mind

sometimes the results are both definite and immediate yet at other times the results are negative depending upon the state of development of the six sense or creative faculty Mr Edison Tried out more than 10,000 different combinations of ideas through the synthetic faculty of their imagination before they tuned in through the creative faculty and got the answer which perfected the incandescent light their experience was similar when they produced The Talking Machine there's plenty of reliable evidence that the faculty of creative imagination exists this evidence is available through accurate analysis of men who have become Leaders in

their respective callings without having had extensive educations Lincoln was a notable example of a great leader who achieved greatness through the discovery and use of their faculty of creative imagination he discovered and began to use this faculty as the result of the stimulation of Love which he experienced after he met Anne rutage a statement of the highest significance in connection with the study of the source of gen The pages of History are filled with the records of great leaders whose achievements may be traced directly to the influence of men and women who aroused the creative

faculties of their minds through the stimulation of sex desire Napoleon bonapart was one of these when inspired by his first wife Josephine he was irresistible and Invincible when his better judgment or reasoning faculty prompted him to put Josephine aside he began to decline his Defeat and St helina were not far distant if good taste would permit we might easily mention scores of men well known to the American people who climbed to the Great Heights of achievement under the stimulating influences of their wives only to drop back to destruction after money and power went to their

heads and they put aside the old wife for a new one Napoleon was not the only man to discover that sex influence from the right source is more Powerful than any substitute of expediency which may be created by mere reason the human mind responds to stimulation among the greatest and most powerful of these stimuli is the urge of sex when harnessed and transmuted this driving force is capable of lifting men and women into that higher sphere of thought which enables them to master the sources of worry and Petty annoyance which beset their pathway on the

lower plane unfortunately only the Gen have Made the discovery others have accepted the experience of sex urge without discovering one of its major potentialities a fact which accounts for the great number of others as compared to the limited number of gen for the purpose of refreshing the memory in connection with the facts available from the biographies of certain men we here present the names of a few men of outstanding achievement each of whom was known to a been of a highly sexed nature The genius which was theirs undoubtedly found its source of power in transmuted

sex energy George Washington Thomas Jefferson Napoleon bonapart Albert hubber William Shakespeare Albert H Gary Abraham Lincoln Oscar wild Ralph Waldo Emerson woodro Wilson Robert Burns John H Patterson Andrew Jackson en Roo Caruso your own knowledge of biography will enable you to add to this list find if you can a single man or woman in all history of civilization who achieved Outstanding success in any calling who was not driven by a well-developed sex nature if you do not wish to rely upon biographies of those not now living take inventory of Those whom you know to be

men of great achievement and see if you can find one among them who is not highly sexed sex energy is the Creative Energy of all geni there never has been and never will be a great leader Builder or artist lacking in this driving force of sex surely no one will misunderstand These statements to mean that all who are highly sex are geni one attains the status of Genius only when and if they stimulate their mind so that it draws upon the forces available through the creative faculty of the imagination Chief among the stimuli with which

this stepping up of the vibrations may be produced is sex energy the mere possession of this energy is not sufficient to produce a genius the energy must be transmuted From desire for physical contact into some other form of desire and action before it will lift one to the status of Genius far from becoming geni because of a great sex desire the majority lower themselves through misunderstanding and misuse of this great force to the status of the lower animals why one seldom succeeds Before 40 I discovered from the analysis over 25,000 people that men and women

who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do So before the age of 40 and more often they do not strike their real Pace until they are well beyond the age of 50 this fact was so astounding that it prompted me to go into the study of its cause most carefully carrying the investigation over a period of more than 12 years this study disclosed the fact that the major reason why the majority of those who succeed do not begin to do so before the age of 40 to 50 is their Tendency to dissipate their energies through

overindulgence in physical expression of the emotion of sex the majority never learned that the urge of sex has other possibilities which far transcend in importance that of mere physical expression the majority of those who make this discovery do so after having wasted many years at a period when the sex energy is at its height prior to the age of 45 to 50 this usually is followed by a noteworthy Achievement the lives of many men up to and sometimes well past the age of 40 reflect a continued dissipation of energies which could have been more profitably

turned into better channels their finer and more powerful emotions are sown wildly to the Four Winds out of this habit of the male grew the term sowing his Wild Oats the desire for sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling of all the human emotions and for this very reason This desire when harnessed and transmuted into action other than that of physical expression May raise one to the status of a genius one of America's most able businessmen frankly admitted that his attractive secretary was responsible for most of the plans he created he admitted

that her presence lifted him to Heights of creative imagination such as he could experience under no other stimulus one of the most successful men in America owes most of His success to the influence of a very Charming young woman who has served as his source of inspiration for more than 12 years everyone knows the man to whom this reference is made but not not everyone knows the real source of his achievements history is not lacking in examples of those who attained to the status of gen as the result of the use of artificial mind stimulants

in the form of alcohol and narcotics Edgar Alan Poe wrote The Raven while under the Influence of liquor Dreaming Dreams that mortal never dared to dream before James witcom Riley did his best writing while under the influence of alcohol perhaps it was thus he saw the ordered intermingling of the real and the dream the mill above the river and the Mist above the stream Robert Burns wrote best when intoxicated for all langine my dear will take a cup of kindness yet for all langine but let it be remembered that many such men and women have

destroyed Themselves in the end Nature has prepared her own potions with which men may safely stimulate their mind so they vibrate on a plane that enables them to tune into fine and rare thoughts which come from no man knows where no satisfactory substitute for nature stimulant has ever been found it is a fact well known to psychologists there is a very close relationship between sex desires and spiritual urges a fact which accounts For the peculiar behavior of people who participate in the orgies known as religious revivals common among the Primitive types the world is ruled

and the destiny of civilization is established by the human emotions people are influenced in their actions not by reason so much as by feelings the creative faculty of the mind is set into action entirely by emotions and not by Cold reason the most powerful of all human emotions is that of sex there are Other mind stimulants some of which have been listed but none of them nor all of them combined can equal the driving power of sex the Mind stimulant is any fluence which will either temporarily or permanently increase the vibrations of thought the 10

major stimulants described are those most commonly resorted to through these sources one may commune with infinite intelligence or enter at will the storehouse of the subconscious mind either one's Z or that Of another person a procedure which is all there is of Genius a teacher who has trained and directed The efforts of more than 30,000 salespeople made the astounding discovery that highly sexed men are the most efficient salesmen the explanation is that the factor of Personality known as personal magnetism is nothing more nor less than sex energy highly sexed people always have a plentiful supply

of magnetism through Cultivation and understanding this vital force may be drawn upon and used to Great advantage in the relationships between people this Energy may be communicated to others through the following Media One the handshake the touch of the hand indicates instantly the presence of magnetism or the lack of it two the tone of voice magnetism or sex energy is the factor with which The Voice May Be colored or made Musical and Charming three posture and carriage of the body highly sexed people move briskly and with Grace and ease or the vibrations of thought highly

sexed people mix them emotion of sex with their thoughts or may do so at will and in that way may influence those around them them five body adornment people who are highly sexed are usually very careful about their personal appearance they usually select clothing of a style Becoming to their personality physique complexion Etc when employing salesmen the more capable sales manager looks for the quality of personal magnetism as the first requirement of a Salesman people who lack sex energy will never become enthusiastic nor Inspire others with enthusiasm and enthusiasm is one of the most important

requisites in salesmanship no matter what one is selling the public speaker orator preacher lawyer or salesman who is Lacking in sex energy is a flop as far as being able to influence others is concerned couple with this the fact that most people can be influenced only through an appeal to their emotions and you will understand the importance of sex energy as a part of the salesman's native ability Master salesmen attain the status of Mastery in selling because they either consciously or unconsciously transmute the energy of sex into sales enthusiasm in this statement may be Found

a very practical suggestion as to the actual meaning of sex transmutation the salesman who knows how to take his mind off the subject of sex and directed in sales effort with as much enthusiasm and determination as he would apply to its original purpose has acquired the art of sex transmutation whether he knows it or not the majority of salesmen who transmute their sex energy do so without being in the least aware of what They're doing or how they're doing it transmutation of sex energy calls for more willpower than the average person cares to use for

this purpose those who find it difficult to summon willpower sufficient for transmutation May gradually acquire this ability though this requires willpower the reward for the practice is more than worth the effort the entire subject of sex is one with which the majority of people appear to be unpardonably ignorant the urge of Sex has been grossly misunderstood slandered and burlesqued by the ignorant and the evil-minded for so long that the very word sex is seldom used in polite Society men and women who are known to be blessed yes blessed with highly sexed Natures are usually looked

upon as being people who will bear watching instead of being called blessed they are usually called cursed millions of people even in this age of enlightenment have inferiority complexes which they have Developed because of this false belief that a highly sex nature is a curse these statements of the virtue of sex energy should not be construed as justification for The Libertine the emotion of sex is a virtue only when used intelligently and with discrimination it may be used and often is to such an extent that it debases instead of enriches both body and mind the

better use of this power is the burden of this chapter It seemed quite significant to the author when he made the discovery that practically every great leader whom he had the privilege of analyzing was a man whose achievements were largely inspired by a woman in many instances the woman in the case was a modest self-denying wife of whom the public had heard but little or nothing in a few instances the source of inspiration has been traced to The Other Woman perhaps such cases may not be entirely unknown to you Intemperance insect habits is just as

detrimental as intemperance in habits of drinking and eating in this age in which we live an age which began with the world war intemperance and habits of sex is common the orgy of indulgence May ENC for the shortage of great leaders no man can Avail himself of the forces of his creative imagination while dissipating them man is the only creature on earth which violates Nature's purpose in this connection every other animal indulges Its sex nature in moderation and with purpose which harmonizes with the laws of nature every other animal responds to the call of sex

only in season man's inclination is to declare Open Season every intelligent person knows that stimulation in excess through alcoholic drink and narcotics is a form of intemperance which destroys the vital organs of the body including the brain not every person knows however that overindulgence in sex expression may Become a habit as destructive and as detrimental to creative effort as narcotics or liquor a sex mad person is essentially different than a dope mad person both have lost control over their faculties of reason and willpower sexual overindulgence may not only destroy reason and willpower but it may

also lead to either temporary or permanent Insanity many cases of hypochondria imaginary illness grow out of habits Developed in ignorance of the true function of sex from these brief references to the subject it may be readily seen that ignorance on the subject of sex transmutation forces stupendous penalties upon the ignorant on the one hand and withholds from them equally stupendous benefits on the other widespread ignorance on the subject of sex is due to the fact that the subject has been surrounded with mystery and Bel clouded by dark silence the conspiracy Of mystery and Silence has

had the same effect upon the minds of young people that the psychology of prohibition had the result has been increased curiosity and desire to acquire more knowledge on this verboten subject and to the shame of all lawmakers and most Physicians by training best qualified to educate youth on the subject information has not been easily available seldom does an individual enter upon highly creative effort in any field of endeavor before The age of 40 the average man reaches the period of their greatest capacity to create between 40 and 60 these statements are based upon on analysis

of thousands of men and women who have been carefully observed they should be encouraging to those who failed to arrive before the age of 40 and to those who became frightened at the approach of old age around the 40-year mark the years between 40 and 50 are as a rule the most fruitful man should Approach this age not with fear and trembling but with hope and eager anticipation if you want evidence that most of us do not begin to do our best work before the age of 40 study the rec records of the most successful

men and women known to the American people and you will find it Henry Ford had not hit his pace of achievement until he had passed the age of 40 Andrew Carnegie was well past 40 before he began to reap the reward of his efforts James J Hill was Still running a telegraph key at the age of 40 his stupendous achievements took place after that age biographies of American industrialists and financiers are filled with evidence that the period from 40 to 60 is the most productive age between the ages of 30 and 40 men and women

begin to learn if they ever learn the art of sex transmutation this discovery is generally accidental and more often than Otherwise the person who makes it is totally unconscious of their Discovery they may observe that their powers of achievement have increased around the age of 35 to 40 but in most cases they are not familiar with the cause of this change that nature begins to harmonize the emotions of love and sex in the individual between the ages of 30 and 40 so that they may draw upon these great forces and apply them jointly as stimuli

to Action sex alone is a mighty urge to action but its forces are like a cyclone they're often uncontrollable when the emotion of Love begins to mix itself with the emotion of sex the result is calmness of purpose Poise accuracy of judgment and balance what person who has attained to the age of 40 is so unfortunate as to be unable to analyze these statements and to cooperate them by his own experience when driven by our desire to please Based solely upon the emotion of sex we may be and usually are capable of great achievement but

our actions may be disorganized disordered and totally destructive when driven by our desire to please based upon the motivation of sex alone we may steal cheat and even commit murder but when the emotion of Love is mixed with the emotion of sex that same person will guide their actions with more sanity balance and reason criminologists have discovered That the most hardened criminals can be reformed through the influence of Love there is no record of criminal having been reformed solely through through sex influence these facts are well known but their cause is not Reformation comes if

at all through the heart or the emotional side not through our head or reasoning side Reformation means a change of heart it does not mean a change of head we may because of Reason make changes in our Personal conduct to avoid the consequences of undesirable effects but genuine Reformation only comes through a change of heart through a desire to change change love romance and sex are all emotions capable of driving us to Heights of super achievement love is the emotion which serves as a safety valve and ensures balance Poise and constructive effort when combined these

three emotions may lift one to an Attitude of Genius there are geni however who know but little of the emotion of Love most of them may be found engaged in some form of action which is destructive or at least not based upon Justice and fairness toward others if good taste would permit a dozen Geniuses would be named in the field of industry and finance who ride ruthlessly over the rights of other fellow men they seem totally lacking in conscience the reader Can easily Supply their own list of such men and women the emotions are states

of Mind Nature has provided us with a chemistry of the mind which operates in a manner simp similar to the principles of chemistry of matter it is a well-known fact that through the aid of chemistry of matter a chemist May create a deadly poison by mixing certain elements none of which are in themselves harmful in the right proportions the emotions may Likewise be combined so as to create a deadly poison the emotions of sex and jealousy when mixed may turn a person into an insane Beast the presence of any one or more of the destructive

emotions in the human mind through the chemistry of the Mind Set up a poison which may destroy one's sense of justice and fairness in extreme cases the presence of any combination of these emotions in the mind May destroy one's reason the road to genius consists of The development control and use of sex love and romance briefly the process may be as followed as stated encourage the presence of these emotions as the dominating thoughts in one's mind and discourage the presence of all the destructive emotions the mind is a creature of habit it thrives upon the

dominating thoughts fed it through the faculty of willpower one may discourage the presence of any emotion and encourage the presence of Any other control of the Mind through the power of will is not difficult control comes from persistence in habit The Secret Of Control lies in understanding the process of transmutation when any negative emotions presents itself in one's mind it can be transmuted into a positive or constructive emotion by the simple procedure of changing one's thoughts there is no other road to genius than through voluntary Self-effort one may attain to Great Heights of financial or

business achievement solely by the driving force of sex energy but history is filled with evidence that one may and usually does carry with one certain characteristics and traits which rob you of the ability to either hold or enjoy your fortune this is worthy of analysis thought and meditation for it states a truth the knowledge of which may be helpful to women as well as Men ignorance of this has cost thousands of people their privilege of Happiness even though they possessed riches the emotions of love and sex leave their unmistakable marks upon the features moreover these

signs are so visible that all who wish may read them the man who is driven by the storm of passion based upon sex desires alone plainly advertises that fact to the entire world by the expression of his eyes and the lines of his face the emotion of love When mixed with the emotion of sex softens modifies and beautifies the facial expression no character analyst is needed to tell you this you may observe it for yourself the emotion of Love brings out and develops the artistic and aesthetic nature it leaves its impress upon one's very Soul

even after the fire has been subdued by time and circum cumstance memories of love never pass they linger guide and influence long after the Source of stimulation has faded there is nothing new in this every person who has been moved by genuine love knows that it leaves enduring traces upon the human heart the effect of love endures because love is spiritual in nature those who cannot be stimulated to Great Heights of achievement by love are hopeless are dead though may seem to live even the memories of Love are sufficient to lift one to a higher

plane of creative effort the major force of Love may spend itself and pass away like a fire which has burned itself out but it leaves behind indelible marks as evidence that it passed that way its departure often prepares the human heart for a still greater love go back into your yesterdays at times and bathe your mind in the beautiful memories of past love it will soften the influence of the present worries and annoyances it will give you a source of Escape from the unpleasant realities of life and maybe Who knows your mind will yield to

you during this temporary Retreat into the world of fantasy ideas or plans which may change the entire Financial or spiritual status of your life if you believe yourself unfortunate because you have loved and lost perish the thought one who has loved truly can never lose entirely love is Whimsical and temperamental its nature is ephemeral and transitory it comes when it pleases and goes away without warning accept and Enjoy it while it remains but spend no time worrying about its departure worry will never bring it back dismiss also the thought that love never comes but once

love may come and go times without number but there are no two love experiences which affect one in just the same way there may be an there usually is one love experience which leaves a deeper imprint on the heart than all the others but all love experiences are beneficial except to the person who Becomes resentful and cynical when love makes its departure there should be no disappointment over love and there should be none if people understand the difference between the emotion of love and sex the major difference is that love is spiritual while sex is

biological no experience which touches the human heart with a spiritual force can possibly be harmful except through ignorance or jealousy love is without question Life's Greatest experience it brings one into communion with infinite intelligence when mixed with the emotions of romance and sex it may lead one far up the ladder of creative effort the emotions of love sex and romance are sides of the Eternal triangle of achievement building genius nature creates Geniuses through no other Force love is an emotion with many sides Shades and colors the love which one feels for parents or children is

quite different than that which one Feels for one's sweetheart the one is mixed with the emotion of sex while the the other is not love which one feels in true friendship is not the same as felt for the one's sweetheart parents or children but it too is a form of love then there's the emotion of love for things inanimate such as the love of Nature's handiwork but the most intense and burning of all these various kinds of Love Is that experienced in the blending of the emotions of love and Sex marriage is not blessed with

the Eternal Affinity of Love properly balanced and proportioned with sex cannot be happy ones and seldom endure Love Alone will not bring happiness in marriage nor will sex alone when these two beautiful emotions are Blended marriage may bring about a state of mind closest to the spiritual that one may ever know on this Earthly plane when the emotion of romance is added to those of love and sex the obstructions between The finite mind of man and infinite intelligence are removed then a genius has been born what a different story this is than those usually associated

with the emotion of here is an interpretation of the emotion which lifts it out of the commonplace and makes of it Potter's clay in the hands of God from which he Fashions all that is beautiful and inspiring it is an interpretation which would when properly understood bring Harmony out of the Chaos which exists in too many marriages the disharmonies often expressed in the form of nagging May usually be traced to lack of knowledge on the subject of sex where love romance and the proper understanding of the emotion and function of sex abide there is no

disharmony between married people fortunate is the husband whose wife understands the true relationship between the emotions of love sex and romance when motivated by this holy Triumvirate no form of Labor is burdensome because even the most lowly form of effort takes on the nature of a labor of love it is a very old saying that a man's wife may either make him or break him but the reason is not always understood the making and breaking is the result of the wife's understanding or lack of understanding of the emot of love sex and romance despite the

fact that men are polygamous by the very nature of their Biological inheritance it is true that no woman has as great an influence on a man as his wife unless he is married to a woman totally unsuited to his nature if a woman permits her husband to lose interest in her and become more interested in other women it is usually because of her ignorance or indifference toward the subjects of loves sex and romance this statement presupposes of course that genuin love once existed between a man and his wife the facts are Equally applicable to a

man who permits his wife's interests in him to die married people often bicker over a multitude of trivialities if these are analyzed accurately the real cause of the trouble will often be found to be indifference or ignorance on these subjects man's greatest motivating force is his desire to please a woman the hunter who excelled during prehistoric days before the dawn of civilization did so because of his desire to appear great In the eyes of woman man's Nature has not changed in this respect the hunter of today brings home no skins of wild animals but he

indicates his desire for her favor by supplying fine clothes motor cars and wealth man has the same desire to please woman that he had before the dawn of civilization the only thing that has changed is his method of pleasing men who accumulate large fortunes and attain to Great Heights of power and fame do so mainly to satisfy By their desire to please women take women out of their lives in great wealth would be useless to most men it is the inherent desire of man to please a woman which gives woman the power to make or

break a man the woman who understands man's nature and tactfully caters to it need have no fear of competition from other women men may be Giants with indomitable willpower when dealing with other men but they are easily managed by the women of their choice most men will Not admit they are easily influenced by women they prefer because it is in the nature of the male to want to be recognized as the stronger of the species moreover the intelligent woman recognizes this manly trait and very wisely makes no issue of it some men know they are

being influenced by the women of their choice their wives sweethearts mothers or sisters but they tactfully refrain from rebelling against the influence because they are Intelligent enough to know that no man is happy or complete without the modifying influence of the right woman the man who does not recognize this important truth deprives himself of the the power which has done more to help men achieve success than all other forces combined in this chapter and throughout this book I have done my best to keep this gender neutral this is a very genderized book in that back

at the time That Napoleon Hill wrote this he uses the term men quite often in this particular chapter there is a very significant genderized nature to it but it does apply to both men and women the key fundamental idea to remember is that you're transmuting sexual desire into something else this is one of the most controversial chapters in the book and for many at the time of its publishing this was the reason that this book wasn't published or sold in many stores It was very controversial in actuality it's one of the most important chapters of

course each of the chapters are important but as Neville Godard States the feeling is the secret feelings are a very power motivating and creative power and sexual emotions and energies are the energies of creation these stimulate and create Pleasure and Pain in both men and women learning how to harness these energies can be incredibly powerful to transform your life and the point that He has making is that you're transmuting the power there's a great sexual desire or urge and you change that that desire or urge into your desire for Success desire to create wealth desire

to accomplish your goal this transmutation is the key and can come from great emotions as he gives examples of many successful men who have had great sexual emotions but transmuted those on their course and journey of becoming successful Chapter 12 the subconscious mind the connecting link the 11th step toward riches the subconscious mind consists of a field of Consciousness in which every impulse of thought that reaches the objective Mind through any of the five senses is classified and recorded and from which thoughts May be recalled or withdrawn as letters may be taken from a filing

cabinet it receives and files sense Impressions or thoughts regardless of their nature you may voluntarily Plant in your subconscious mind any plan thought or purpose which you desire to translate into its physical or monetary equivalent the subconscious acts first on the dominating desires which have been mixed with emotional feelings such as Faith consider this in connection with the in instructions given in the chapter on desire for taking the six steps there outlined and the instructions given in the chapter on the building and executing of plans and you Will understand the importance of the thoughts conveyed

the subconscious mind works day and night through a method of procedure unknown to man The subconscious mind draws upon the forces of infinite intelligence for the power with which it involuntarily transmutes one's desires into their physical equivalent making use always of the most practical media by which this end may be accomplished you cannot entirely control Your subconscious mind but you can voluntarily hand over it to it any plan desire or purpose which you wish transformed into concrete form read again instructions for using the subconscious mind in the chapter on Autos suggestion there is plenty of

evidence to support the belief that the subconscious mind is the connecting link between the finite mind of man and infinite intelligence it is the intermediary through which one may draw Upon the forces of infinite intelligence at will it alone contains the secret process by which mental impulses are modified and changed into their spiritual equivalent it alone is the medium through which prayer may be transmitted to the source capable of answering prayer the possibilities of creative effort connected with the subconscious mind are stupendous and imponderable they Inspire one with Awe I never approach the discussion of

the subconscious mind without a feeling of littleness and inferiority due perhaps to the fact that man's entire stock of knowledge on this subject is so pitifully limited the very fact that the subconscious mind is the medium of communication between the thinking mind of man and infinite intelligence is of itself a thought which almost paralyzes one's reason after you have accepted as a Reality the existence of the subconscious mind and understand its possibilities as a medium for transmuting your desires into their physical or monetary equivalent you will comprehend the full significance of the instructions given in

the chapter on desire you will also understand why you have been repeatedly admonished to make your desires clear and to reduce them to writing you will also understand the necessity of persistence in carrying out Instructions the 13 principles are the stimuli with which you acquire the ability to reach and to influence your subconscious mind do not become discouraged if you cannot do this upon the first attempt remember that the subconscious mind may be voluntarily directed only through habit under the directions given in the chapter on faith you have not yet had time to master Faith

be patient be persistent a good many statements in the chapters on faith And Autos suggestion will be repeated here for the benefit of your subconscious mind remember your subconscious mind functions voluntarily whether you make any effort to influence it or not this naturally suggests to you that thoughts of fear and poverty and all negative thoughts serve as stimuli to your subconscious mind unless you master these impulses and give it more desirable food upon which it may feed The subc ious mind will not remain idle if you fail to plant Desires in your subconscious mind it

will feed upon the thoughts which reach it as the result of your neglect we have already explained that thought impulses both negative and positive are reaching the subconscious mind continuously from the four sources which were mentioned in the chapter on sex transmutation for the present it is sufficient if you remember that you are Living daily in the midst of all manner of thought impulses which are reaching your subconscious mind without your knowledge of some of these impulses are negative some are positive you are now engaged in trying to help shut off the flow of negative

impulses and to Aid in voluntarily influencing your subconscious mind through positive impulses of Desire when you achieve this you will possess the key which unlocks the door to your subconscious mind Moreover you will control that door so completely that no understandable thought May influence your subconscious mind everything which man creates begins in the form of a thought impulse man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in thought through the aid of imagination thought impulses may be assembled into plans the imagination when under control may be used for the creation of plans of purposes

that lead to success in one's chosen Occupation all thought impulses intended for Trans mutation into their physical equivalent voluntarily planted in the subconscious mind must pass through the imagination and be mixed with faith the mixing of Faith with a plan or purpose intended for submission to the subconscious mind may be done only through the imagination from these statements you will readily observe that voluntary use of the subconscious mind calls for Coordination and application of all the principles El wheeler Wilcox gave evidence of her understandings of the power of the subconscious mind when she wrote you

never can tell what a thought will do in bringing you hate or love for thoughts are things and their Airy wings are swifter than carrier doves they follow the law of the universe each thing creates its kind and they speed over the track to bring you back whatever went out from your mind Mrs Wilcox understood the truth that thoughts which go out from one's mind also embed themselves deeply in one's subconscious mind mind where they serve as a magnet pattern or blueprint by which the subconscious mind is influenced while translating them into their physical equivalent

thoughts are truly things for the reason that every material thing begins in the form of thought energy the subconscious mind is more susceptible to influence by Impulses of thought mixed with feeling or emotion than by those originating solely in the reasoning portion of the Mind in fact there is much evidence to support the theory that only emotionalized thoughts have any action influence upon the subconscious mind it is a well-known fact that emotion or feeling rules the majority of people if it is true that the subconscious mind responds more quickly to and is influenced more readily

by thought Impulses which are well mixed with emotion it is essential to become familiar with the more important of the emotions there are seven major positive emotions and seven major negative emotions the negatives voluntarily injects into the thought impulses which ensure passage into the subconscious mind the positiv is must be injected through the principle of Autos suggestion into the thought impulses which an individual wishes to pass on to His subconscious mind instructions have been given in the chapter on autosuggestion these emotions or feeling impulses may be likened to yeast in a loaf of bread because

they constitute the action element which transforms thought impulses from the passive to the active State thus May one understand why thought impulses which have been well mixed with emotion are acted upon more readily than thought impulses originating in cold reason you are Preparing yourself to influence and control the inner audience of your subconscious mind in order to hand over it the desire for money which you wish transmuted into its monetary equivalent it is essential therefore that you understand the method of approach to this inner audience you must speak its language or it will not heed

your call it understands best the language of emotion or feeling let us therefore describe here the seven major positive Emotions and the seven major negative emotions so that you may draw upon the positives and avoid the negatives when giving instructions to your subconscious mind the seven major positive emotions the emotion of Desire the emotion of Faith the emotion of love the emotion of SX the emotion of enthusiasm the emotion of Romance the emotion of Hope there are other positive emotions but these are the seven most powerful and the ones Most commonly used in Creative effort

Master these seven emotions they can be mastered only by use and the other positive emotions will be at your command when you need them remember in this connection that you are studying a book which is intended to help you develop a money Consciousness by filling your mind with positive emotions one does not become money conscious by filling one's mind with negative emotions the seven major negative Emotions to be avoided the emotion of fear the emotion of jealousy the emotion of hatred the emotion of Revenge the emotion of greed the emotion of superstition the emotion of

anger positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time one or the other must dominate it is your responsibility to make sure that POS positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind here the law of habit will come to your aid Form the habit of applying and using the positive emotions eventually they will dominate your mind so completely that the negatives cannot enter it only by following these instructions literally and continuously can you gain control over your subconscious mind the presence of a single negative in your conscious mind is sufficient to

destroy all chances of constructive Aid from your subconscious mind if you are an observing person you must have noticed That most people resort to prayer only after everything else has failed or else they pray by a ritual of meaningless words and because it is a fact that most people who pray do so only after everything else has failed they go to prayer with their minds filled with fear and doubt which are the emotions the subconscious mind acts upon and passes on to infinite intelligence likewise that is the emotion which infinite intelligence receives and acts upon

if You pray for a thing but have fear as you pray that you may not receive it or that your prayer will not be acted upon by infinite intelligence your prayer will have been in vain prayer does sometimes result in the realization of that for which one prays if you have ever had the experience of receiving that for which you prayed go back in your memory and recall your actual state of mind while you were praying and you will know for sure that the theory here Described is more than a theory the time will come

when the schools and educational institutions of the country will teach the science of prayer moreover than prayer may be and will be reduced to a science when the time comes it will come as soon as mankind is ready for it and demands it no one will approach the universal mind in a state of fear for the very good reason that there will be no such emotion as fear ignorance Superstition and false Teaching will have disappeared and man will have attained his true status as a child of infinite intelligence a few have already attained this blessing

if you believe this prophecy is far-fetched take a look at the human race in retrospect less than a hundred years ago men believed the lightning to be evidence of the wrath of God and feared it now thanks to the power of Faith men have harnessed the lightning and made it turn the wheels of Industry much less Than a hundred years ago men believed the space between the planets to be nothing nothing but a great void a stretch of dead nothingness now thanks to the same power of Faith men know that far from being either dead

or avoid the space between the planets is very much alive that it is the highest form of vibration known excepting perhaps the vibration of thought moreover men know that this living pulsing vibratory energy which permeates every atom of Matter and fills every niche of space connects every human brain with every other human brain what reason have men to believe that this same energy does not connect every human brain with infinite intelligence there are no tollgates between the finite mind of man and infinite intelligence the communication costs nothing except patience Faith persistence understanding and a sincere

desire to communicate moreover the Approach can be made only by the individual himself paid prayers are worthless infinite intelligence does no business by proxy you either go direct or you do not communicate you may buy prayer books and repeat them until the day of your doom without Avail thoughts which you wish to communicate to infinite intelligence must undergo transformation such as can be given only through your own subconscious mind the method by which you may communicate with Infinite intelligence is very similar to that through which the vibration of sound is communicated By Radio if you

understand the working principle of radio you of course know that sound cannot be communicated Through The Ether until it has been stepped up or changed into a rate of vibration which the human ear cannot detect the radio sending station picks up the sound of the human voice and scrambles or modifies it by stepping up the vibration millions of Times only in this way can the vibration of sound be communicated Through The Ether after this transformation has taken place The Ether picks up the energy which originally was in the form of vibrations of sound carries that

energy to radio receiving stations and these receiving sets step that energy back down to its original rate of vibration so it is recognized as sound the subconscious mind is the intermediary which translates one's Prayers into terms which infinite intelligence can recognize presents the message and brings back the answer in the form of a definite plan or idea for procuring the object of the prayer understand this principle and you will know why mere words read from a prayer book cannot and will never serve as an agency of communication between the mind of man and infinite intelligence

before your prayer will reach infinite intelligence a statement Of the author's Theory only it probably is transformed from its original thought vibration into terms of spiritual vibration faith is the only known agency which will give your thoughts a spiritual nature faith and fear make poor bedfellows where one is found the other cannot exist this brief discussion of the subconscious mind in chapter 12 of this book is very very reminiscent of Joseph Murphy's discussion of the subconscious mind but in particular the Point I want to emphasize is that the subconscious mind is the medium with which

you can communicate with infinite intelligence we have discussed the subconscious mind so far throughout this book but here understand that the subconscious mind is that medium in which you can communicate with the intelligence of the universe that is important also emphasized here are the power of emotions when communicating with the subconscious mind the feeling Is truly the secret but understanding the power of these positive and negative emotions will help you in communicating very much like learning another language the subconscious mind may be the most powerful form of reality creation and here all the way back

when this book was written we get the pattern that uses the subconscious mind in the communication with infinite intelligence this is the important part you can sit and pray for hours and you Will never get what you pray for but if you pray using the subconscious mind in the manner in which he describes using your desires and emotions through autosuggestion you can break through and communicate to the subconscious mind which will create a framework for your desires to come into fruition the key point is if you pray for a thing but have fear as you

pray that you may not receive it or that your prayer will not be acted Upon by infinite intelligence your prayer will have been in vain the key point is understanding the role of emotions when using Auto suggestions I have met many people that use affirmations continuously and then say hey why isn't this working the feeling is the secret the emotion is the secret when communicating your prayer and here we have a way of separating those emotions into categories that can help you move Further in your understanding of the communication of the subconscious chapter 13 the

brain a broadcasting and receiving station for thought the 12th step step toward riches more than 20 years ago the author working in conjunction with the late Dr Alexander Graham Bell and Dr Elmer R Gates observed that every human brain is both a broadcasting and receiving station for the vibration of thought through the medium of The Ether in a Fashion similar to that employed by the radio broadcasting principle every human brain is capable of picking up vibrations of thought which are being released by other brains in connection with the statement in the preceding paragraph compare and

consider the description of the creative imagination as outlined in the chapter on imagination the creative imagination is the receiving set of the brain which receives thoughts released by the brains Of others it is the agency of communication between one's conscious or reasoning mind and the four sources from which one may receive thought stimuli when stimulated or stepped up to a high rate of vibration the Mind becomes more receptive to the vibration of thought which reaches it through the ether from outside sources this stepping up process takes place through the positive emotions or the negative emotions

through the emotions the vibrations of Thought may be increased vibrations of an exceedingly High rate are the only vibrations picked up and carried by The Ether from one brain to another thought is energy traveling at an exceedingly High rate of vibration thought which has been modified or stepped up by any of the major emotions vibrates at a much higher rate than ordinary thought and is this type of thought which passes from one brain to another through the Broadcasting Machinery of the human brain the emotion of sex stands at the head of the list of human

emotions as far as intensifying and driving force are concerned the brain which has been stimulated by the emotion of sex vibrates at a much more rapid rate than it does when the emotion is quiescent or absent the result of sex transmutation is the increase of the rate of vibration of thoughts to such a pitch that the creative imagination becomes highly Receptive to ideas which it picks up from The Ether on the other hand when the brain is vibrating at a rapid rate it not only attracts thoughts and ideas released by other brains through the medium

of The Ether but it gives to one's own thoughts that feeling which is essential before those thoughts will be picked up and acted upon by one's subconscious mind thus you will see the broadcasting principle is the factor through which You mix feeling or emotion with your thoughts and pass them on to your subconscious mind the subconscious mind is the sending station of the brain through which vibration of thought are broadcast the creative imagination is the receiving set through which the vibrations of thought are picked up from The Ether along with the important factors of the

subconscious mind and the faculty of the creative imagination which constitute the sending and Receiving sets of your mental broadcasting Machinery consider now the principle of Autos suggestion which is the medium by which you may put into operation your broadcasting station through the instructions described in the chapter on auto suggestion you were definitely informed of the method by which desire may be transmuted into its monetary equivalent operation of your mental broadcasting station is a comparatively simple procedure you have But three principles to bear in mind and to apply when you wish to use your broadcasting station

the subconscious mind creative imagination and Autos suggestion the stimuli through which you put these three principles into action have been described the procedure begins with desire the greatest forces are intangible the depression brought the world to the very borderline of understanding of the forces which are Intangible and unseen Through the Ages which have passed man has depended too much upon his physical senses and has limited his knowledge to physical things which could see touch we and measure we are now entering the most marvelous of all ages an age which will teach us something of the

intangible forces of the world about us perhaps we shall learn as we pass through this age that the other self is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a Mirror sometimes men speak lightly of the intangibles the things which they cannot perceive through any of their five senses and when we hear them it should remind us that all of us are controlled by forces which are unseen and intangible the whole of mankind has not the power to cope with nor to control the intangible Force wrapped up in the rolling waves

of the oceans man has not the capacity to understand the intangible force of gravity which keeps This little Earth suspended in midair and keeps man from falling from it much less the power to control that Force man is entirely subservient to the intangible Force which comes with a thunderstorm and he is just as helpless in the presence of the intangible force of electricity nay he does not even know what electricity is where it comes from or what its purpose is nor is this by any means the end of man's ignorance in connection with things unseen

and Intangible he does not understand the intangible force and intelligence wrapped up in the soil of the Earth the force which provides him with every morsel of food he eats every article of clothing he wears every dollar he carries in his pockets the dramatic story of the brain last but not least man with all his boasted culture and education understands little or nothing of the intangible Force the greatest of all the Intangibles of thought he knows but little concerning the physical brain and its vast network of intricate Machinery through which the power of thought is

translated into its material equivalent but is now entering an age which shall yield Enlightenment on the subject already men of science have begun to turn their attention to the study of this stupendous thing called a brain and while they are still in the kindergarten stage of their studies they have Uncovered enough knowledge to know that the central switchboard of the human brain the number of lines which connect the brain cells one with another equal the figure one followed by 15 million ciphers the figure is so stupendous said Dr C Justin herck of the University of

Chicago that astronomical figures dealing with hundreds of millions of light years become insignificant by comparison it has been determined that there are from 10 billion to 14 billion Nerve cells in the human cerebral cortex and we know that these are arranged in definite patterns these arrangements are not halfhazard they are orderly recently developed methods of electrophysiology draw off action Cur turns from very precisely located cells or fibers with micro electrodes amplify them with radio tubes and record potential differences to a millionth of a volt it is inconceivable that such a network of intricate Machinery should

be in Existence for the sole purpose of carrying on the physical functions incidental to growth and maintenance of the physical body is it not likely that the same system which gives billions of brain cells the media for communication one with another provides also the means of communication with other intangible forces after this book had been written just before the manuscript went to the publisher there appeared in the New York Times an editorial showing that at least One great University and one intelligent investigator in the field of mental phenomena are carrying on an organized research through

which conclusions have been reached that parallel many of those described in this and the following chapter the editorial briefly analyzed the work carried on by Dr Ryan and his associates at Duke University what is telepathy a month ago we cited on this page some of the remarkable results Achieved by Professor Ryan and his associates in Duke University from more than a 100,000 tests to determine the existence of telepathy and Clairvoyance these results were summarized in the first two articles in Harper's magazine in the second which has now appeared the author eh W attempts to summarize

what has been learned or what it seems reasonable to infer regarding the exact nature of these extra sensory modes of perception the actual existence of Telepathy and Clairvoyance now seems to some scientists enormously probable as the result of Ryan's experiments various participants were asked to name as many cards in a special pack as they could without looking at them and without other sensory access to them about a score of men and women were discovered who could regularly name so many of the cards correctly that there was not one chance in many a million million of

their having done their Feats by luck or Accident but how do they do them these Powers assuming that they exist do not seem to be sensory there is no known organ for them the experiments work just as well at distances of several hundred miles as they did in the same room these facts also dispose in Mr Wright's opinion of the attempt to explain telepathy or Clairvoyance through any physical theory of radiation all known forms of radiant energy decline inversely as the square Ware of the Distance traversed telepathy and Clairvoyance do not but they do vary

through physical causes as our mental powers do contrary to widespread opinion they do not improve when the percipient is asleep or half asleep but on the contrary when he is most wide awake and alert Ryan discovered that a narcotic will invariably lower a percipient score while a stimulant will always send it higher the most reliable performer apparently cannot make a good score Unless he tries to do his best one conclusion that w with some confidence is that telepathy and Clairvoyance are really one and the same gift that is the faculty that sees a card face

down on a table seems to be exactly the same one that reads a thought residing only in another mind there are several grounds for believing this so far for example the two gifts have been found in every person who enjoys either of them in every one so Far the two have been of equal Vigor almost exactly screens walls distances have no effect at all on either R advances from this conclusion to express what he puts forward as no more than the mere hunch that other extra sensory experiences prophetic dreams premonitions of disaster and the like

may also prove to be part of the same faculty the reader is not asked to accept any of these conclusions unless he finds it necessary but the evidence That Ry has piled up must remain impressive in view of Dr Ryan's announcement in connection with the conditions under which the Mind responds to what he terms EXT sensory modes of perception I now feel privileged to add to his testimony by stating that my associates and I have discovered that we believe to be ideal conditions under which the mind can be stimulated so that the six sense described

in the next chapter can be made to function in a Practical way the conditions to which I refer consist of a close working alliance between myself and two members of my staff through experimentation and practice we have discovered how to stimulate our minds by applying the principle used in connection with the invisible counselors described in the next chapter so that we can by a process of blending our three Minds into one find the solution to a great variety of personal problems which are submitted by My clients the procedure is very simple we sit down at

a conference table clearly State the nature of the problem we have under consideration then begin discussing it each contributes whatever thoughts that may occur the strange thing about this method of mind stimulation is that it places each participant in communication with unknown sources of knowledge definitely outside his own experience if you understand the Principle described in the chapter on The Mastermind you of course recognize the Roundtable procedure here described as being a practical application of The Mastermind this method of Mind stimulation through harmonious discussion of definite subjects between three people illustrates the simplest and most

practical use of The Mastermind by adopting and following a similar plan any student of this philosophy may come into possession of the famous Carnegie Formula briefly described in the introduction if it means nothing to you at this time mark this page and read it again after you have finished the last chapter the Depression was a blessing in disguise it reduced the whole world to a new starting point that gives everyone a new opportunity this chapter on the brain is important in understanding the way your mind and brain work there are two aspects that he emphasizes

in this Chapter in particular that you receive thoughts and you also broadcast thoughts and there is a difference you are receiving thoughts all the time you may be thinking thoughts that you think are yours but they're not and you're sending out thoughts which influence those around you in particular this chapter emphasizes the use of the emotion of sex as intensifying driving force for the broadcasting and reception of these thoughts in particular he's talking About the emotion of it that is something that is not talked about by others that talk about telepathy in addition the subconscious

mind is the sending station of the brain through which vibrations of thoughts are broadcast so the creative imagination is then the receiving set through which the vibrations of thought are picked up from The Ether the implication here is that the imagination is receiving the thought vibrations of those around you an Important way of understanding the way the imagination Works in Napoleon Hills conception the discussion of these intangible forces and the documentation and research of this amazing aspect of the brain has continued as he indicates we're at the very cusp and beginning of understanding the way

the brain works and we have learned a lot more since this book was originally published through research on remote viewing by Russell targ as well as other Researchers and we continually become astonished by the amazing ability the brain has in a variety of different aspects in order for you to become rich you must learn how to use your brain both in broadcasting and receiving thoughts and this is an important chapter in that discussion chapter 14 The Sixth Sense the door to the Temple of wisdom the 13th step toward riches 13th principle is known as the

Six sense through which infinite intelligence May and will communicate voluntarily without any effort from or demands by the individual this principle is the Apex of the philosophy it can be assimilated understood and applied only by first mastering the other 12 principles the six sense is that portion of the subconscious mind which has been referred to as the creative imagination it has also been referred to as the receiving set through which ideas plans And thoughts flash into the mind the flashes are sometimes called hunches or Inspirations the six sense defies description it cannot be described but

to a person who has not mastered the other principles of this philosophy because such a person has no knowledge and no experience with which the six sense may be compared understanding of the six sense comes only by meditation through mind development from within the six sense probably is the medium of Contact between the finite mind of man and infinite intelligence and for this reason it is a mixture of both the mental and the spiritual It is believed to be the point at which the mind of man contacts the universal mind after you have mastered the

principles described in this book you'll be prepared to accept as truth a statement which may otherwise be incredible to you namely through the aid of the six sense you'll be warned of impending dangers in Time to avoid them and notified of opportunities in time to embrace them there comes to your Aid and to do your bidding with the development of the six sense a guardian angel who will open to you at all times the door to the Temple of wisdom whether whether or not this is a statement of Truth you will never know except by

following the instructions described in the pages of this book or some similar method of procedure the author is not a believer in nor an Advocate of Miracles for the reason that he has enough knowledge of nature to understand that nature never deviates from her established laws some of her laws are so incomprehensible that they produce what appears to be Miracles the six sense comes as near to being a miracle as anything I have experienced and it appears so only because I do not understand the method by which this principle is operated this much the author

does know that there is a power Or a first cause or an intelligence which permeates every atom of matter and Embraces every unit of energy perceptible to man that this infinite intelligence converts acorns into oak trees causes water to flow downhill in response to the law of gravity follows night with day and winter with Summer each maintaining its proper place and relationship to the other this intelligence May through the principles of this philosophy be induced to Aid in Transmuting desires into concrete or material form the author has this knowledge because he has experimented with it

and has experienced it step by step through the preceding chapters you have been led to this the last principle if you have mastered each of the preceding principles you are now prepared to accept without being skep iCal the stupendous claims made here if you have not mastered the other principles you must do so before you may Determine definitely whether or not the claims made in this chapter are fact or fiction while I was passing through the age of hero worship I found myself trying to imitate Those whom I most admired moreover I discovered that the

element of Faith with which I endeavored to imitate my Idols gave me great capacity to do so quite successfully I have never entirely divested myself of this habit of hero worship although I have passed the age commonly given over To such my experience has taught me that the next best thing to being truly great is to emulate the Great by feeling in action as nearly as possible long before I had ever written a line for publication or endeavored to deliver a speech in public I followed the habit of reshaping my own character by trying to

imitate the nine men whose lives and Life Works had been most impressive to me these nine men were Emerson Payne Edison Darwin Lincoln Burbank Napoleon Ford and Carnegie every night over a long period of years I held an imaginary council meeting with this group whom I called my invisible counselors the procedure was this at just before going to sleep at night I would shut my eyes and see in my imagination this group of men seated with me around my Council table here I had not only an opportunity to sit among those whom I considered to

be great but I actually dominated the group by serving as the chairman I had a Very definite purpose in indulging my imagination through these nightly meetings my purpose was to rebuild my own character so it would represent a composite of the characters of my imaginary counselors realizing as I did early in life that I had to overcome the handicap of birth in an environment of ignorance and Superstition I deliberately assigned myself the task of voluntary rebirth through the method here described building character Through autosuggestion being an Earnest student of psychology I know of course that

all men have become what they are because of their dominating thoughts and desires I knew that every deeply seated desire has the effect of causing one to seek outward expression through which that desire may be transmuted into reality I knew that self- suggestion is a powerful factor in building character that it is in fact the sole principle through which Character is built with this knowledge of the principles of Mind operation I was fairly well armed with the equipment needed in rebuilding my character in these imaginary Council meetings I called on my cabinet members for the

knowledge I wished each to contribute addressing myself to each member in audible words as follows Mr Emerson I desire to acquire from you the marvelous understanding of nature which distinguished your life I ask that you Make an impress upon my subconscious mind of whatever qualities you possessed which enabled you to understand and adapt yourself to the laws of nature I ask that you assist me in reaching and drawing upon whatever sources of knowledge are available to this end Mr Burbank I request that you pass on to me the knowledge which enabled you to so harmonize

the laws of nature that you cause the cactus to shed its thorns and become an edible food give me access to The knowledge which enabled you to make two blades of grass grow where but one grew before and helped you to blend the coloring of the flowers with more Splendor and harmony for you alone have successfully gilded the Lily Napoleon I desire to acquire from you by emulation The Marvelous ability you possess to inspire men and to arouse them to Greater and more determined Spirit of action also to acquire the spirit of enduring Faith which

enable you to turn Defeat into Victory and to surmount staggering obstacles emperor of Fate king of chance man of Destiny I salute you Mr Payne I desire to acquire from you the freedom of thought and the courage and Clarity with which to express convictions which so distinguished you Mr Darwin I wish to acquire from you the marvelous patience and ability to study cause and effect without bias or Prejudice so exemplified by you in the field of Natural Science Mr Lincoln I desire to build into my own character the Keen sense of justice the untiring spirit

of patience the sense of humor the human understanding and the tolerance which were your distinguishing characteristics Mr Carnegie I am already indebted to you for my choice of the life work which has brought me a great happiness and peace of mind I wish to acquire a thorough understanding of the principles of organized effort which you use so Effectively in the building of a great industrial Enterprise Mr Ford you have been amongst the most helpful of the men who have supplied much of the material essential to my work I wish to acquire your spirit of persistence

the determination Poise and self-confidence which have enabled you to master poverty organize unify and simplify human effort so I may help others to follow in your footsteps Mr Edison I have seated you nearest me at my right because of the Personal cooperation you have given me during my research into the causes of success and failure I wish to acquire from you the marvelous Spirit of Faith with which you have uncovered so many of Nature's Secrets the spirit of unremitting toil with which you have so often rested Victory from defeat my method of addressing the members

of the imaginary cabinet would vary according to the traits of character in which I was for the moment most Interested in acquiring I studied the records of their lives with painstaking care after some months of this nightly procedure I was astounded by the discovery that these imaginary figures became apparently real each of these nine men developed individual characteristics which surprised me for example Lincoln developed the habit of always being late then walking around in solemn parade when he came he walked very slowly with His hands clasped behind him and once in a while he would

stop as he passed and rest his hand momentarily upon my shoulder he always wore an expression of seriousness upon his face rarely did I see him smile the cares of a sundered nation made him grave that was not true of the others Burbank and pay often indulge in witty reparte which seemed at times to shock the other members of the cabinet one night pain suggested that I prepare lecture on the Age of Reason and Deliver it from the pulpit of a church which I formerly attended many around the table laughed heartily at the suggestion not

Napoleon he drew his mouth down at the corners and groaned so loudly that all turned and looked at him with amazement to him the church was but a pawn of the state not to be reformed but to be used as a convenient incider to mass activity by the people on one occasion Burbank was late when he came he was excited with Enthusiasm and explained that he had been late because of an experiment he was making through which he hoped to be able to grow apples on any sort of tree pay chided him by reminding him

that it was an apple which started all the trouble between man and woman Darwin chuckled heartily as he suggested that pay should watch out for little serpents when he went into the forest to gather apples as they had the habit of growing into big snakes Emerson observed no Serpents no apples and Napoleon remarked no apples no State Lincoln developed the habit of always being the last one to leave the table after each meeting on one occasion he leaned across the end of the table his arms folded and remained in that position for many minutes I

made no attempt to disturb him finally he lifted his head slowly got up and walked to the door then turned around came back and laid his hands upon My shoulder and said my boy you will need much courage if you remain steadfast in carrying out your purpose in life but remember when difficulties overtake you the common people have common sense adversity will develop it one evening Edison arrived ahead of all the others he walked over and seated himself at my left where Emerson was accustomed to sit and said you are destined to witness the discovery

of the secret of life when the time comes you Will observe that life consists of great swarms of energy or entities each as intelligent as human beings think themselves to be these units of life group together like hives of bees and remain together until they disintegrate through lack of Harmony these units have differences of opinion the same as human beings and often fight amongst themselves these meetings which you are conducting will be very helpful to you they will bring to your rescue some of The same units of Life which served the members of your cabinet

during their lives these units are Eternal they never die your own thoughts and desires serve as the magnet which attracts units of life from the great ocean of Life out there only the friendly units are attracted the ones which harmonize with the nature of your desires the other members of the cabinet began to enter the room at a got up and slowly walked around to his own seat Edison was still Living when this happened it impressed me so greatly that I went to see him and told him about the experience he smiled broadly and said

your dream was more a reality than you may imagine it to have been he added no further explanation to his statement these meetings became so realistic that I became fearful of their consequences and discontinued them for several months the experiences were so uncanny I was afraid if I continued I Would lose sight of the fact that the meetings were purely experiences of my imagination some 6 months after I had discontinued the practice I was awakened one night or thought I was when I saw Lincoln standing at my bedside he said the world will soon need

your services it is about to undergo a period of chaos which will cause men and women to lose faith and become panic-stricken go ahead with your work and complete your philosophy that is your mission in Life if you neglect it for any cause whatsoever you will be reduced to a State and be compelled to retrace the Cycles through which you have passed during thousands of years I was unable to tell the following morning whether I had dreamed this or had actually been awake and I have never since found out which it was but I do

know that the dream if it were a dream was so vivid in my mind the next day that I resumed my meetings the following night at our next Meeting the members of my cabinet all filed into the room together and stood at their accustomed places at the council table while Lincoln raised a glass and said a gentleman let us drink a toast to a friend who has returned to the fold after that I began to add new members to my cabinet until now it consists of more than 50 among them Christ St Paul Galileo cernic

Aristotle Plato Socrates Homer voler Bruno Spinosa Drummond Kant schopenhauer Newton Confucious Albert hubard Braun ingersol Wilson and William James this is the first time that I have had the courage to mention this here to for I have remained quiet on the subject because I knew from my own attitude in connection with such matters that I would be misunderstood if I described my unusual experience I've been emboldened now to reduce my experience to the printed page because I am now less concerned about what they say than I was in the years That have passed one of

the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful regardless of what those who do not understand understand may think or say lest I be misunderstood I wish here to State most emphatically that I still regard my cabinet meetings as being purely imaginary but I feel entitled to suggest that while the members of my cabinet may be purely fictional and the meetings exist in only in my own Imagination they have led me into glorious Paths of Adventure rekindled in appreciation of true greatness encouraged creative Endeavor and emboldened the expression of

honest thought somewhere in in the cell structure of the brain is located an organ which receives vibrations of thought ordinarily called hunches so far science has not discovered where this organ of six sense is located but this is not important the fact remains that Human beings do receive accurate knowledge through sources other than the physical senses such knowledge generally is received when the mind is under influence of extraordinary stimulation any emergency which arouses the emotions and causes the heart to beat more rapidly than normal May and generally does bring the six sense into action anyone

who has experienced a near accident while driving knows that on such occasions the six sense often comes To one's rescue and AIDS by split seconds in avoiding the accident these facts are mentioned preliminary to a statement of fact which I shall now make namely that during my meetings with the invisible counselors I find my mind most receptive to ideas thoughts and knowledge which reach me through the six sense I can truthfully say that I owe entirely to my invisible counselors full credit for such ideas facts or knowledge as I received through inspiration on Scores of

occasions when I have faced emergencies some of them so grave that my life was in Jeopardy I have been miraculously guided past these difficulties through the influence of my invisible counselors my original purpose in conducting council meeting with imaginary beings was solely that of impressing my own subconscious through the principle of Autos suggestion with certain characteristics which I desired to acquire in more recent years my Experimentation has taken on an entirely different Trend I now go to my imaginary counselors with every difficult problem which confronts me and my clients the results are often astonishing although

I do not depend entirely on this form of counsel you of course have recognized that this chapter covers a subject with which a majority of people are not familiar the six sense is a subject that will be of great interest and benefit to the Person whose aim is to accumulate vast wealth but it need not claim the attention of those whose desires are more modest enry Ford undoubtedly understands and makes practical use of the six sense his vast business and financial operations make it necessary for him to understand and use this principle the late Thomas

a Edison understood and used the six sense in connection with the development of inventions especially those involving Basic patents in connection with which he had no Human Experience and no accumulated knowledge to guide him as was the case which he was working on the Talking Machine and the moving picture machine nearly all great leaders such as Napoleon bismar Joon of Arc Christ Buddha Confucius and Muhammad understood and probably made use of the six sense almost continuously The major portion of their greatness consisted of their knowledge of this principle the six Sense is not something that

one can take off and put on at will ability to use this great power comes slowly through application of the other principles outlined in this book seldom does any individual come into workable knowledge of the six sense before the age of 40 more often the knowledge is not available until one is well past 50 and this for the reason that the spiritual forces with which the six sense is so closely related do not mature and become Usable except through years of meditation self-examination and serious thought no matter who you are or what may have been

your purpose in reading this book you can profit by it without understanding the principle described in this chapter this is especially true if your major purpose is that of accumulation of money or other material things the chapter on the six sense was included because the book is designed For the purpose of presenting a complete Philosophy by which individuals may unerringly guide themselves in attaining whatever they ask of Life the starting point of all achievement is desire the finishing point is that brand of knowledge which leads to understanding understanding of self understanding of others understanding of

the laws of nature recognition and understanding of Happiness this sort of understanding comes in its fullness only through Familiarity with and use of the principle of the six sense hence that principle had to be included as a part of this philosophy for the benefit of those who demand more than money having read the chapter you must have observed that while reading it you were lifted to a high level of mental stimulation Splendid come back to this again a month from now read it once more and observe that your mind will soar to a still higher

level of stimulation repeat this Experience from time to time giving no concern as to how much or how little you learn at the time and eventually you will find yourself in possession of a power that will enable you to throw off discouragement Master fear overcome procrastination and draw freely upon your imagination then you will have felt the touch of that unknown something which has been the moving Spirit of every truly great thinker leader artist musician writer Statesman then you will Be in a position to transmute your desires into their physical or financial counterpart as easily

as you may lie down and quit at the first sign of opposition Faith versus fear previous chapters have described how to develop Faith through Autos suggestion desire and conscious the next chapter presents detailed instructions for the Mastery of fear here will be found a full description of the six fears which are the cause of all discouragement timidity Procrastination indifference indecision and the lack of ambition self-reliance initiative self-control and enthusiasm search yourself carefully as you study these six enemies as they may exist only in your subconscious mind where their presence will be hard to detect remember

too as you analyze the six ghosts of fear that they are nothing but ghosts because they exist only in one's mind remember also that ghosts creations of uncontrolled imagination have caused Most of the damage people have done to their own minds therefore ghosts can be as dangerous as if they lived and walked on the earth in physical bodies the ghosts with a fear of poverty which seized the minds of millions of people in 1929 was so real that it caused the worst business depression this country has ever known moreover this particular ghost still frightens some

of us out of our wits this is a chapter that I adore and if you want to try the invisible Counselor technique you should attempt to try the quantum Mastermind meditation which is available on the channel the idea is that you can connect to the wisdom and knowledge of everybody that's ever lived and by creating a council you create a very powerful interaction between different people this knowledge seeps into you in amazing ways I have used this technique a variety of times on a regular basis I might speak with Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk and

Christ Neville Gard Joseph Murphy and it expands and it grows and it doesn't matter if these people are real or not yet when I have done these it felt as if I was within the real presence of these individuals and I felt something unique and different as if there's no way that the way that they were speaking was coming from my own subconscious the wisdom I've gotten has given me guidance on episodes to choose on books to write on things to do Decisions to make business decisions and every time the decisions I've made have been

correct the six sense is an incredibly important sense tied very much to the chapter on the subconscious you get flashes of wisdom into that guide you that tell you the ways to make decisions and give you new ideas for inventions and businesses that you may have in the future it is important that you learn how to use this sense That you adapt yourself to it that you recognize when you're receiving information from this Temple of wisdom that Napoleon Hill is talking about you can build your character it can guide your character many people speak to

guides on a regular basis and in fact they may be doing the same thing here and all I can tell you is to go into it with an open mind and utilize this technique speak with them on a regular basis and the more you do it the Better you'll get at it at a minimum it is opening up your mind to Alternative interpretations and ways of thinking which is the primary goal but in many cases I believe that you almost end up channeling the real entities that are involved chapter 15 how to outwit the six

ghosts of fear take inventory of yourself as you read this closing chapter and find out how many of the ghosts are standing in your way before you can put any portion of This philosophy into successful use your mind must be prepared to receive it the preparation is not difficult it begins with study analysis and understanding of three enemies which you shall have to clear out these are indecision doubt and fear the six sense will never function while these three negatives or any of them remain in your mind the members of this Unholy Trio are closely

related where one is found the other two are close at Hand indecision is the seedling of fear remember this as you read indecision crystalizes into doubt the two blend and become fear the blending process is often slow this is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous they germinate and grow without their presence being observed there may of this chapter describes an end which must be attained before the philosophy as a whole can be put into practical use it also analyzes A condition which has but lately reduced huge numbers of people to poverty and

it states a truth which must be understood by all who accumulate riches whether measured in terms of money or a state of mind of far greater value than money the purpose of this chapter is to turn the spotlight of attention upon the cause and the Cure of the six basic fears before we can Master an enemy we must know its name its habits and its place of Abode as you read analyze yourself Carefully and determine which if any of the six common fears have attached themselves to you do not be deceived by the habits of

these subtle enemies sometimes they remain hidden in the subconscious mind where they are difficult to locate and still more difficult to eliminate the six basic fears there are six basic fears with some combination of which every human suffers at one time or another most people are fortunate if they do not Suffer from the entire six named in the order of their most common appearance they are the fear of poverty the fear of criticism the fear of ill health at the bottom of most of one's worries the fear of loss of Love of someone the fear

of old age the fear of death all other fears are of minor importance they can be grouped under these six headings the prevalence of these fears as a curse to the world world runs in cycles for almost 6 years while the Depression was On we floundered in the cycle of fear of poverty during the World War we were in the cycle of fear of death just following the war we were in the cycle of fear of ill health as evidenced by the epidemic of disease which spread itself all over the world fears are nothing more

than states of Mind One State of Mind is subject to control and Direction Physicians as everyone knows are less subject to attack by disease than ordin Layman for the reason that Physicians do not fear disease Physicians without fear or hesitation have been known to physically contact hundreds of people daily who were suffering from such contagious diseases as small poox without becoming infected their immunity against disease consisted largely if not solely in their absolute lack of fear man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an Impulse of thought following this

statement comes another of still Greater importance namely man's thought impulses begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent whether those thoughts or voluntary or involuntary thought impulses which are picked up through the ether by mere chance thoughts which have been released by other Minds May determine one's Financial business professional or social Destiny just as surely as do the thought impulses which one creates by intent and design we are Here laying the foundation for the presentation of a fact of great importance to the person who does not understand why some people appear to be lucky

While others of equal or greater ability training experience and brain capacity seem destined to ride with Misfortune this fact may be explained by the statement that every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind and with this control obviously every person may open his mind to the thought impulses which are being released by other brains or close the doors tightly and admitt only thought impulses of his own choice Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing and that is thought this fact coupled with the additional fact that everything which

man creates begins in the form of a thought leads one very near to the principle by which fear may be mastered if it is true that all thought has a Tendency to clothe itself in its physical equivalent and this is true Beyond any reasonable room for doubt it is equally true that thought impulses of fear and poverty cannot be translated into terms of courage and financial gain the people of America began to think of poverty following the Wall Street crash of 1929 slowly but surely that mass thought was crystallized into its physical equivalent which was

known as a Depression this had to happen it is in Conformity with the laws of nature the fear of poverty there can be no compromise between poverty and riches the two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite direction ctions if you want riches you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty the word riches is here used in its broadest sense meaning Financial spiritual mental and material Estates the starting point of the path That leads to riches is desire in chapter one you received full instructions for the proper use of

desire in this chapter on fear you have complete instructions for preparing your mind to make practical use of Desire here then is the place to give yourself a challenge which will definitely determine how much of this philosophy you have absorbed here is the point at which you can turn profit and foretell accurately what the future holds in Store for you if after reading this chapter you are willing to accept poverty you may as well make up your mind to receive poverty this is one decision you cannot avoid if you demand riches determine what form and

how much will be required to satisfy you you know the road that leads to riches you've been given a road map which if followed will keep you on that road if you neglect to make the start or stop before you arrive no one will be to blame but You this responsibility is yours no alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility If You Now fail or refuse to demand Riches of life because the acceptance calls for but one thing incidentally the only thing you can control and that is a state of mind a state of

mind is something that one assumes it cannot be purchased it must be created fear of poverty is a state of mind nothing else but it is sufficient to destroy one's chances of achievement In any undertaking a truth which became painfully evident during the Depression The Fear paralyzes The Faculty of Reason destroys the faculty of imagination kills off self-reliance undermines enthusiasm discourages initiative leads to uncertainty of purpose encourages procrastination wipes out enthusiasm and makes self-control and impossibility it takes the charm from one's personality destroys the possibility of accurate thinking diverts concentration of effort It Masters persistence

Turns The Willpower into nothingness destroys ambition Bel clouds the memory and invites failure in every conceivable form it kills love and assassinates the finer emotions of the heart discourages friendship and invites disaster in aund forms leads to sleeplessness misery and unhappiness and all this despite the obvious truth that we live in a world of overabundance of everything the heart could Desire With nothing standing between us and our desires accepting lack of a definite purpose the fear of poverty is without a doubt the most destructive of the six basic fears it has been placed in the

head of the list because it is the most difficult to master considerable courage is required to State the truth about the origin of this fear and still greater courage to accept the truth after it has been stated the fear of poverty grew out of man's inherited tendency to prey upon His fellow man economically nearly all animals lower than man are motivated by Instinct but their capacity to think is limited therefore they Prey Upon one another physically man with his Superior sense of intuition with the capacity to think and to reason does not eat his fellow

men bodily he gets more satisfaction out of eating him financially man is so avaricious that every conceivable law has been passed to safeguard him from from his fellow man Of all the ages of the world of which we know anything the age in which we live seems to be one that is outstanding because of man's money Madness a man is considered less than the dust of the earth unless he can display a fat bank account but if he has money never mind how he acquired it he is a king or a big shot he is

above the law he rules in politics he dominates in business and the whole world about him bows in respect when he passes nothing brings Man so much suffering and humility as poverty only those who have experienced poverty understand the full meaning of this it is no wonder that man fears poverty through a long line of inherited experiences man has learned for sure that some men cannot be trusted where matters of money and Earthly possessions are concerned this is a rather stringent indictment the worst part of it being that it is true the majority of marriages

are motivated by the wealth Possessed by one or both of the Contracting parties it is no wonder therefore that the the divorce courts are busy so eager is man to possess wealth that he will acquire it in whatever manner he can through legal methods if possible through other methods if necessary or expedient self-analysis May disclose weaknesses which one does not like to acknowledge this form of examination is essential to all who demand of life more than Mediocrity and poverty remember as you check yourself Point by point that you are both the court and the jury

the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the defense that you are the plaintiff and the defendant also that you are on trial face the fact squarely ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies when the examination is over you will know more about yourself if you do not feel that you can be an impartial judge in this Self-examination call upon someone who knows you well to serve as judge while you cross-examine yourself you are after the truth get it no matter at what cost even though it may temporarily embarrass you the majority of people if

asked what they fear most would reply I fear nothing the reply would be inaccurate because few people realize that they are bound handicapped whipped spiritually and physically through some form of fear so subtle and deeply seated is the Emotion of fear that one may go through life burdened with it never recognizing its presence only a courageous analysis will disclose the presence of this Universal enemy when you begin such such an analysis search deeply into your character here's a list of the symptoms for which you should look symptoms of the fear of poverty indifference commonly expressed

through lack of ambition willingness to tolerate poverty acceptance of whatever compensation life May offer without protest mental and physical laziness lack of initiative imagination enthusiasm and self-control indecision the habit of Permitting others to do one's thinking staying on the fence doubt generally expressed through aliis and excuses designed to cover up explain away or apologize for one's failures sometimes expressed in the form of Envy of those who are successful or by criticizing them worry usually expressed By finding fault with others a tendency to spend Beyond one's income neglect of personal appearance scowling and frowning intemperance in

the use of alcoholic drink sometimes through the use of Narcotics nervousness lack of poise self-consciousness and lack of self-reliance over caution the habit of looking for the negative side of every circumstance thinking and talking of possible failure instead of concentrating upon the means Of succeeding knowing all the roads to disaster but never searching for the plans to avoid failure waiting for the right time to begin putting ideas and plans into action until the waiting becomes a permanent habit remembering those who have failed and forgetting those who have succeeded seeing the whole in the donut but

overlooking the donut pessimism leading to indigestion poor elimination Auto intoxication bad breath and bad Disposition procrastination the habit of putting off until tomorrow that which should have been done last year spending enough time in creating aliis and excuses to have done the job the symptom is closely related to overcaution doubt and worry refusal to accept responsibility when it can be avoided willingness to compromise rather than put up a stiff fight compromising with difficulties instead of harnessing and using them as stepping stones to Advancement bargaining with life for a penny instead of demanding Prosperity opulence riches

contentment and happiness planning what to do if and when overtaken by failure instead of burning all bridges and making Retreat impossible weakness of and often total lack of self-confidence definiteness of purpose self-control initiative enthusiasm ambition Thrift and sound reasoning ability expecting poverty instead of demanding riches association With those who accept poverty instead of seeking the of those who demand and receive riches Money Talks some will ask why did you write a book about money why measure riches in dollars alone some will believe and rightly so that there are other forms of riches more desirable than

money yes there are riches which cannot be measured in terms of dollars but there are millions of people who will say give me all the money I need And I will find everything else I want the major reason why I wrote this book on how to get money is the fact that the world has but lately passed through an experience that left millions of men and women paralyzed with the fear of poverty what this sort of fear does to one was well described by Westbrook pagler in the New York World telegram money is only clam

shells or metal discs or scraps of paper and there are Treasures of the heart and soul which money cannot Buy but most people being broke aren't able to keep this in mind and sustain their Spirits when a man is down and out on the street unable to get any job at all something happens to his Spirit which can be observed the droop of his shoulders the set of his hat his walk and his gaze he cannot escape a feeling of inferiority among people with regular employment even though he knows they are definitely not his equals

in character intelligence or ability these people Even his friends feel on the other hand a sense of superiority and regard him perhaps unconsciously as a casualty he may borrow for a time but not enough to carry on his accustomed way and he cannot continue to borrow very long but borrowing in itself when a man is borrowing merely to live is a depressing experience and the money lacks the power of earned money to revive his spirits of course none of this applies to bums or habitual Nells but only to Men of normal Ambitions and self-respect women

conceal despair women in the same predicament must be different we somehow do not think of women at all in considering the down and outers they are scarce in the breadlines they rarely are seen begging on the streets and they are not recognizable in crowds by the same plain signs which identify busted men of course I do not mean the shuffling hags of city streets who are the opposite number of the Confirmed male bombs I mean reasonably young decent and intelligent women there must be many of them but their despair is not apparent maybe they kill

themselves when a man is down and out he has time on his hands for brooding he may travel miles to see a man about a job and discover that the job is filled or that it is one of those jobs with no base pay but only a commission on the sale of some useless knickknack which nobody would buy except out of pity Turning that down he finds himself back on the street with nowhere to go but just anywhere so he walks and walks he gazes into store windows at luxuries which are not for him and

feels inferior and gives way to people who stop to look with an active interest he wanders into the railroad station or puts himself down in the library to ease his legs and soak up a little heat but that isn't looking for a job so he gets going again he may not know it but his aimlessness Would give him away even if the very lines of his figure did not he may be well dressed in the clothes left over from the days when he had a steady job but the clothes cannot disguise the droop money makes

difference he seems thousands of other people bookkeepers or clerks or chemists or wagon hands busy at their work and envies them from bottom of his soul they have their independence their self-respect and manhood and he simply cannot convince Himself that he is a good man too though he argues it out and arrives at a favorable verdict hour after hour it is just money which makes makes this difference in him with a little money he would be himself again some employers take the most shocking advantage of people who are down and out the agencies hang out

little colored cards offering miserable wages to busted men $12 a week $15 a week an $18 a week is a plum and anyone with $25 a week to offer does not Hang the job in front of an agency on a colored card I have a want to add clipped from a local paper demanding a clerk a good clean Penman to take a telephone orders for a sandwich shop from a a.m. to 2 p.m. for $8 a month not $8 a week but $8 a month the ad also says State religion can you imagine the brutal

eony of anyone who demands a good clean Penman for 11 cents an hour inquiring into the victim's religion but that is what busted people Are offered the fear of criticism just how man originally came by this fear no one can State definitely but one thing is certain he has it in a highly developed form some believe that this fear made its appearance about the time that politics became a profession others believe it can be traced to the age when women first began to concern themselves with Styles in a wearing Peril this author being neither A

humorous nor a prophet is inclined to attribute the basic fear of criticism to that part of man's inherited nature which prompts him not only to take away his fellow man's goods and Wares but to justify his action by criticism of his fellow man's character it is a well-known fact that a thief will criticize the man from whom he steals that politicians seek office not by displaying their own virtues and qualifications but by attempting to bmer Their opponents the fear of criticism takes on many forms the majority of which are Petty and trivial the astute manufacturers

of clothing have not been slow to capitalize this basic fear of criticism with which all mankind has been cursed every season the Styles in many articles of wearing apparel change who establishes this style certainly not the purchaser of clothing but the manufacturer why does he change the style so often the answer is obvious he Changes the style so he can sell more clothes for the same reason the manufacturers of automobiles with a few rare and very sensible exceptions change styles of models every season no man wants to drive an automobile which is not of the

latest style although the older model may actually be the better car we've been describing the manner in which people behave under the influence of fear of criticism as applied to the small and Petty things of life let us Now examine human behavior when this fear affects people in connection with the more important events of human relationship take for example practically any person who has reached the age of mental maturity from 35 to 40 years of age as a general average and if you could read the secret thoughts of his mind you would find a very

decided disbelief in many of the fables taught by the majority of the dogmatists and the theolog religions a few decades back Not often however will you find a person who has the courage to openly State his belief on the subject most people will if pressed far enough tell a lie rather than admit that they do not believe the stories associated with that form of religion which held people in bondage prior to the age of scientific discovery and education why does the average person even in this day of Enlightenment shy away from denying his belief in

the fables which were the basis of most of The religions a few decades ago the answer is because of the fear of criticism men and women have been burned at the stake for daring to express disbelief in ghosts it is no wonder we have inherited a Consciousness which makes us fear criticism the time was and not so far in the past when criticism carried severe punishment it still does in some countries the fear of criticism robs man of his initiative destroys his power of imagination limits his Individuality takes away his self-reliance and does him damage

in a hundred other ways parents often do their children irreparable injury by criticizing them the mother of one of my Boyhood Chums used to punish him with the switch almost daily always completing the job with the statement you'll land in the penitentiary before you're 20 he was sent to Reformatory at the age of 17 criticism is the one form of service Of which everyone has too much everyone has a stock of it which is handed out Gratis whether called for or not one's nearest relatives often are the worst offenders it should be recognized as a

crime in reality it is a crime of the worst nature for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of a child through unnecessary criticism employers who understand human nature get the best there is in men and women not by criticism but by constructive Suggestion parents May accomplish the same results with their children criticism will plant fear in the human heart or resentment but it will not build love or affection symptoms of the fear of criticism this fear is almost as universal as the fear of poverty and its effects are just as fatal to

Personal Achievement mainly because this fear destroys initiative and discourages the use of imagination the major symptoms of the fear are self-consciousness Generally expressed through nervousness timidity in conversation and in meeting strangers awkward movement of the hands and limbs shifting of the eyes lack of poise expressed through the lack of voice control nervous in the presence of others poor posture of body poor memory personality lacking in firmness of decision personal charm and ability to express opinions definitely the habit of sidest stepping issues instead of meeting them squarely agreeing with Others without careful examination of their opinions

inferiority complex the habit of expressing self-approval by word of mouth and by actions as a means of covering up a feeling of inferiority using big words to impress others often without knowing the real meaning of the words imitating others in dress speech and manners boasting of imaginary achievements this sometimes gives a surface appearance of a feeling of superiority extravagance the habit of Trying to keep up with the Joneses spending Beyond one's income lack of initiative failure to embrace opportunities for self-advancement fear to express opinions lack of confidence in one's own ideas giving evasive answers to

questions asked by superiors hesitancy of manner and speech deceit in both words and deeds lack of ambition mental and physical laziness lack of self- assertion slowness in reaching decisions easily influenced by others The habit of criticizing others behind their backs and flattering them to their faces the habit of accepting defeat without protest quitting and undertaking when opposed by others suspicious of other people without cause lacking in tactfulness of manner and speech unwillingness to accept the blame for mistakes the fear of ill health this fear may be traced to both physical and social heredity it is

closely associated as to Its origin with the causes of fear of old age and the fear of death because it leads one closely to the border of terrible words of which man knows not but concerning which he has been taught some discomforting stories the opinion is somewhat General also that certain unethical people engaged in the business of selling Health have had not a little to do with keeping alive the fear of ill health in the main man fears ill health because of the terrible pictures which Have been planted in his mind of what may happen

if death should overtake him he also fears it because of the economic toll which it may claim a reputable physician estimated that 75% of all people who visit Physicians for professional service are suffering with hypochondria imaginary illness it has been shown most convincingly that the fear of disease even when there is not the slightest this cause of fear often produces the Physical symptoms of the disease feared powerful and Mighty Is the human mind it builds or destroys playing upon this common weakness of fear of ill health dispensers of patent medicines have reaped fortunes this form

of imposition upon credulous Humanity became so prevalent some 20 years ago that coler's Weekly Magazine conducted a bitter campaign against some of the worst offenders in the patent medicine business during the flu epidemic which Broke out during the World War the mayor of New York City took drastic steps to check the damage which people were doing themselves through their inherent fear of ill health he called in the newspaper men and said to them gentlemen I feel it necessary to ask you not to publish any scare headlines concerning the flu epidemic unless you cooperate with me

we will have a situation which we cannot control the newspapers quit publishing stories about the flu and within 1 month The epidemic had been successfully checked through a series of experiments conducted some years ago it was proved that people may be made ill by suggestion we conducted this experiment by causing three acquaintances to visit the victims each of whom asked the question what ails you you look terribly ill the first questioner usually provoked a grin and a nonchalant oh nothing I'm all right from the victim the second questioner usually was Answered with the statement I

don't know exactly but I do feel badly the third questioner was usually met with the Frank admission that the victim was actually feeling ill try this on an acquaintance if you doubt that it will make him uncomfortable but do not carry the experiment too far there is a certain religious sect whose members take vengeance upon their enemies by the hexing method they call it placing a spell on the Victim there is overwhelming evidence that disease sometimes begins in the form of negative thought impulse such an Impulse may be passed from one mind to another by

suggestion or created by an individual in his own mind a man who was blessed with more wisdom than this incident might indicate once said when anyone asks me how I feel I always want to answer by knocking him down doctors send patients into new climates for their health because of a change of Mental attitude is necessary the seed of fear of ill health lives in every human mind worry fear discouragement disappointment and love in business Affairs cause this seed to germinate and grow the recent business depression kept the doctors on the run because every form

of negative thinking may cause ill health disappointments in business and in love stand at the head of the list of causes of fear of ill health a young man suffered a disappointment in love which Sent him to the hospital for months he hovered between life and death a specialist in suggestive Therapeutics was called in the specialist changed nurses placing him in charge of a very Charming young woman who began by pre-arrangement with the doctor to make love to him for the first day of her arrival on the job within 3 weeks the patient was discharged

from the hospital still suffering but with an entirely different malady he was in love again The remedy was a hoax but the patient and the nurse were later married both are in good health at the time of this writing symptoms of the fear of ill health the symptom of this almost Universal fear are Autos suggestion the habit of negative use of self-suggestion by looking for and expecting to find symptoms of all kinds of disease enjoying imaginary illness and speaking of it as being real the habit of trying all fads and isms recommended by others As

having therapeutic value talking to others of operations accidents and other forms of illnesses experimenting with diets physical exercises reducing systems without professional guidance trying home remedies patent medicines and Quack remedies hypochondria the habit of talking of illness concentrating the Mind upon disease and expecting its appearance until a nervous break occurs nothing that comes in bottles can cure This condition it is brought only by negative thinking and nothing but positive thought can affect a cure hypochondria a medical term for Imaginary disease is said to do as much damage on occasion as the disease one fears might

do most so-called cases of nerves come from imaginary illnesses exercise fear of ill health often interferes with proper physical exercise and results in overweight by causing one to avoid outdoor life Susceptibility fear of ill health breaks down nature's body resistance and creates a favorable condition for any form of disease one may contact the fear of ill health often is related to the fear of poverty especially in the case of the hypochondriac who constantly worries about the possibility of having to pay doctor's bills hospital bills Etc this type of person spends much time preparing for sickness

talking about death saving money for cemetery lots and Burial expenses self- coddling the habit of making a bid for sympathy using imaginary illness as The Lure people often resort to this trick to avoid work the habit of feigning illness to cover plain laziness or to serve as an alibi for lack of ambition intemperance the habit of using alcohol or narcotics to destroy pains as such as headaches neuralgia Etc instead of eliminating the cause the habit of reading about illness and worrying over the possibility of Being stricken by it the habit of reading patent medicine advertisements

the fear of loss of love the original source of this inherent fear needs but little description because it obviously grew out of man's polygamous habit of stealing his fellow man's mate and his habit of Taking Liberties with her whenever he could jealousy and other similar forms of dementia praks grow about of man's inherited fear of the loss of love Someone this fear is the most painful of all the six basic fears it probably plays more Havoc with the body and mind than many of the other basic fears as it is often leading to permanent Insanity

the fear of the loss of Love probably dates back to the Stone Age when men stole women by Brute Force they continue to steal females but their technique has changed instead of force they now use persuasion the promise of pretty clothes Motorcars another bait Much more effective than physical Force man's habits are the same as they were at the dawn of civilization but he expresses them differently careful analysis has shown that women are more susceptible to this fear than men this fact is easily explained women have learned from experience that men are polygamous by Nature

that they are not to be trusted in the hands of Rivals symptoms of the fear of loss of love the distinguishing symptoms of this fear are Jealousy the habit of being suspicious of friends and loved ones without any reasonable evidence of sufficient grounds jealousy is a form of dementia which sometimes becomes violent without the slightest cause the habit of accusing wife or husband of infidelity without grounds General suspicion of everyone absolute faith in no one fault finding the habit of finding Fault With Friends relatives business associates and loved ones upon the slightest Provocation or without

any cause whatsoever gambling the habit of gambling stealing cheating and otherwise taking hazardous chances to provide money for loved ones with the belief that love can be bought the habit of spending Beyond one's means or incurring debts to provide gifts for loved ones with the object of making a favorable showing in psalm and nervousness lack of persistence weakness of will lack of self-control lack of self-reliance bad Temper the fear of old age in the main this fear grows out of two sources first the thought that old age may bring with it poverty secondly and by

far the most common source of origin from false and cruel teachings of the past which have been too well mixed with the fire and brimstone and other Bogies commonly designed to enslave man through fear in the basic fear of old age man has two very sound reasons for his apprehension one growing out of his Distrust of his fellow man who may seize whatever worldly Goods he may possess and the other arising from the terrible pictures of the world Beyond which were planted in his mind through social heredity before he came into full possession of his

mind the possibility of ill health which is more common as people grow older is also a contributing cause of this common fear of old age eroticism which also enters into the cause of the fear of old old age has no Man cherishes the thoughts of diminishing sex attraction the most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty poor house is not a pretty word it throws a chill into the mind of every person who faces the possibility of having to spend his declining years on a poor farm another contributing

cause of the fear of old age is the possibility of loss of freedom and Independence as old age may bring with it the loss of Physical and economic freedom symptoms of the fear of old age the most common symptoms of this fear are the tendency to slow down and develop an inferiority complex at the age of mental maturity around the age of 40 falsely believing oneself to be slipping because of age the truth is that man's most useful years mentally and spiritually are those between 40 and 60 the habit of speaking apologetically of oneself as

being old merely because one has reached the age Of 40 or 50 instead of reversing the rule of Express in gratitude for having reached the age of wisdom and understanding the habit of killing off initiative imagination and self-reliance by falsely believing oneself too old to exercise these qualities the habit of the man or woman of 40 dressing with the aim of trying to appear much younger and affecting mannerisms of Youth thereby inspiring ridicule by both friends and strangers the fear of death to some this Is the crul of all the basic fears the reason is

obvious the terrible pangs of fear associated with the thought of death in the majority of cases may be charged directly to religious fanaticism so-called heathens are less afraid of death than the more civilized for hundreds of millions of years man has been asking the still unanswered question whence and with where did I come from and where am I going during The darker ages of the past the more cunning and crafty were not slow to offer the answer to these questions for a price witness now the major source of origin of the fear of death come

into my tent embrace my faith accept my dogmas and I will give you a ticket that will admit you straight away into heaven when you die cries a leader of sectarianism remain out of my tent says the same leader and may the devil take you and burn you throughout eternity Eternity is a long time fire is a terrible thing the thought of Eternal punishment with fire not only causes man to fear death it often causes him to lose his reason it destroys interest in life makes happiness impossible during my research I reviewed a book entitled

a catalog of the Gods in which were listed the 30,000 Gods which man has worshiped think of it 30,000 of them represented by everything from a crawfish to a man it is little wonder that man have become Frightened at their approach of death while the religious leader may not be able to provide safe conduct into Heaven nor by lack of such provision allow the unfortunate descent into hell the possibility of the latter seems so terrible that the very thought of it lays hold of the imagination in such a realistic way that it paralyzes reason and

sets up the fear of death in truth no man knows and no man has ever known what heaven or hell is like nor does any Man know if either place actually exist this very lack of positive knowledge opens the door of the human mind to the charlatan so he may enter and control that mind with his stock of leard man and various brands of Pious fraud and trickery the fear of death is not as common now as it was during the age when there were no great colleges and universities men of science have turned the

spotlight of Truth upon the world and this truth is rapidly freeing men And women from this terrible fear of death the young men and young women who attend the colleges and universities are not easily impressed by fire and brimstone through the aid of biology astronomy geology and other related Sciences the fears of the Dark Ages which gripped the minds of men and destroyed their reason have been dispelled insane asylums are f with men and women who have gone mad because of the fear of death this fear is useless Death will come no matter what anyone

may think about it accept it as a necessity and pass the thought out of your mind it must be a necessity or it would not come to all Perhaps it is not as bad as it has been pictured the entire world is made up of only two things energy and matter in elementary physics we learned that neither matter nor energy the only two realities known to man can be created nor destroyed both matter and energy can be transformed but Neither can be destroyed life is energy if it is anything if neither energy nor matter can

be destroyed of course life cannot be destroyed life like other forms of energy may be passed through various processes of transition or change but it cannot be destroyed death is mere transition if death is Not Mere change or transition then nothing comes after death except a long Eternal peaceful sleep and sleep is nothing to be feared Thus you may Wipe Out forever the fear of death symptoms of the fear of death the general symptoms of this fear are the habit of thinking about dying instead of making the most of Life due generally to the lack

of purpose or lack of a suitable occupation this fear is more prevalent among the Aged but sometimes the more youthful are victims of it the greatest of all remedies for the fear of death is a burning desire for Achievement backed by useful service to others a busy person seldom has time to think about dying he finds life too thrilling to worry about death sometimes the fear of death is closely associated with the fear of poverty where one's death would leave loved ones poverty stricken in other cases the fear of death is caused by illness and

the consequent breaking down of physical body resistance commonest causes of the fear of death are ill health poverty Lack of appropriate occupation disappointment over love Insanity religious fanaticism old man worry worry is a state of mind based upon fear it works slowly but persist consistantly it is Insidious and subtle step by step it digs itself in until it paralyzes one's reasoning faculty destroys self-confidence and initiative worry is a form of sustained fear caused by indecision therefore it is a state of Mind which can be controlled an unsettled mind is helpless indecision makes an unsettled mind

most individuals lack the willpower to reach decisions promptly and to stand by them after they have been made even during normal business conditions during periods of economic unrest such as the world recently experienced the individual is handicapped Not Alone by his inherent nature to be slow at reaching decisions but he is influenced by the indecision Of others around him who have created a state of Mass indecision during the Depression the whole atmosphere all over the world was filled with fenza and wortis the two mental disease germs which began to spread themselves after the Wall Street

frenzy in 1929 there's only one known antidote for these germs it is the habit of prompt and firm decision moreover it is an antidote which every individual must apply for himself we do not worry Over conditions once we have reached a decision to follow a definite line of action I once interviewed a man who was to be electrocuted 2 hours later The Condemned man was the calmest of some eight men who were in the death cell with him his calmness prompted me to ask him how it felt to know that he was going into eternity

in a short while with a smile of confidence on his face he said said it feels fine just think brother my troubles will soon be over I Have had nothing but trouble all my life it has been a hardship to get food and clothing soon I will not need these things I have felt fine ever since I learned for certain that I must die I made up my mind then to accept my fate in good spirit as he spoke he devoured a dinner of proportions sufficient for three men eating every mouthful of the food brought

to him and apparently enjoying it as much as if no disaster awaited him decision gave this man Resignation to his fate decision can also prevent one's accept of undesired circumstances the six basic fears become translated into a state of worry through indecision relieve yourself forever of the fear of death by reaching a decision to accept death as an inescapable event whip the fear of poverty by reaching a decision to get along with whatever wealth you can accumulate without worry put your foot upon the neck of the fear Of criticism by reaching a decision not to

worry about what other people think do or say eliminate the fear of old age by reaching a decision to accept it not as a handicap but as a great blessing which carries with it wisdom self-control and understanding not known to youth acquit yourself of the fear of ill health by the decision to forget symptoms Master the fear of loss of Love by reaching a decision to get along without love if that is necessary kill The habit of worry in all its forms by reaching a general blanket decision that nothing which life has to offer is

worth the price of worry with this decision will come poor Poise peace of mind and calmness of thought which will bring happiness a man whose mind is filled with fear not only destroys his own chances of intelligent action but he transmits these destructive vibrations to the minds of all who come into contact with him and destroys also their Chances even a dog or a horse knows when its Master lacks courage moreover a dog or horse will pick up the vibrations of fear thrown off by its master and behave accordingly lower down the line of intelligence

in the animal kingdom one finds this same capacity to pick up the vibrations of fear a honeybee immediately senses fear in the mind of a person for reasons unknown a bee will sting the person whose mind is releasing vibrations of fear much more readily Than it will molest the person whose mind registers no fear the vibrations of fear pass from one mind to another just as quickly and surely as the sound of the human voice passes from the broadcasting station to the receiving set of a radio and by the self-same medium mental telepathy is a

reality thoughts pass from one mind to another voluntarily whether or not this fact is recognized by either the person Releasing the thoughts or the person who picks up those thoughts the person who gives expression by Word of Mouth to negative or destructive thoughts is practically certain to experience the results of those words in the form of a destructive Kickback the release of destructive thought impulses alone without the aid of words produces also a kickback in more ways than one first of all and perhaps most important to be remembered the person who releases Thoughts of a

destructive nature must suffer damage through the breaking down of A Faculty of creative imagination secondly the presence in the mind of any destructive emotion develops a negative personality which repels people and often converts them into antagonists the third source of damage to the person who entertains or releases negative thoughts lies in this significant fact these thought pulses are not only damaging to others but they embed themselves in the Subconscious mind of the person releasing them and there become a part of their character one is never through with a thought merely by releasing it when a

thought is released it spreads in every direction through the medium of The Ether but it also plants itself permanently in the subconscious mind of the person releasing it your business in life presumably to achieve success to be successful you must find peace of mind acquire the material needs of life and Above all attain happiness all of these evidences of success begin in the form of thought impulses you may control your own mind you have the power to feed at whatever thought impulses you choose with this privilege also goes the responsibility of using it constructively you

are the master of your own Earthly Destiny just as surely as you have the power to control your own thoughts you may influence direct and eventually control your own Environment making your life what you want it to be or you may neglect to exercise the privilege which is yours to make your life to order thus casting yourself upon the broad sea of circumstance where you will be tossed hither and ywn like a chip on the waves of the ocean the devil's workshop the seventh basic evil in addition to the seven basic fears there is another

Evil by which people suffer it constitutes a rich soil in which the seeds of failure Grow abundantly it is so subtle that its presence often is not detected this Affliction cannot properly be classed as a fear it is more deeply seated and more often fatal than all of the six fears for want of a better name let us call this evil susceptibility to negative influences men who accumulate great riches always protect themselves against this evil the poverty stricken never do those who succeed in any calling must prepare their minds to resist the evil If you

are reading this philosophy for the purpose of accumulating riches you should examine yourself very carefully to determine whether you are susceptible to negative influences if you neglect this self-analysis you will forfeit your right to attain the object of your desires make the analysis searching after you read the questions prepared for this self-analysis hold yourself to a strict Accounting in your Answers go at the task as carefully as you would search for any other enemy you know to be awaiting you in Ambush and deal with your own faults as you would with a more tangible enemy

you can easily protect yourself against Highway robbers because the law provides organized cooperation ation for your benefit but the seventh basic evil is more difficult to master because it strikes when you are not aware of its presence when you are asleep and while You are awake moreover its weapon is intangible because it consists of merely a state of mind this evil is also dangerous because it strikes in as many different forms as there are human experiences sometimes it enters the Mind through the well- me words of One's Own relatives at other times it bores from

within through one's own mental attitude always it is as deadly as poison even though it may not kill as quickly how to protect yourself against Negative influences to protect yourself against negative influences whether of your own making or the result of the activities of negative people around you recognize that you have a willpower and put it into constant use until it builds a wall of immunity against negative influences in your own mind recognize the fact that you and every other human being is by nature lazy and different and susceptible to all suggestions which harmonize with

your weakness recognize That you are by Nature susceptible to all the six basic fears and set up habits for the purpose of counteracting all these fears recognize that negative influences often work on you through your subconscious mind therefore they are difficult to detect and keep your mind closed against all people who depress or discour you in any way clean out your medicine chest throw all your pill bottles and stop p cering To colds aches pains and imaginary illness deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself do not accept

troubles as they have a tendency not to disappoint without doubt the most common weakness of all human being is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people this weakness is all the more damaging because most people do not recognize they are cursed by it and many who Acknowledge it neglect or refuse to correct the evil until it becomes an uncontrollable part of their daily habits to Aid those who wish to see themselves as they really are the following list of questions has been prepared read the questions and state your

answers aloud so you can hear your own voice this will make it easier for you to be truthful with yourself self-analysis test questions do you complain often of Fe Feeling badly as if so what is the cause do you find fault with other people at the slightest provocation do you frequently make mistakes in your work and if so why are you sarcastic and offensive in your conversation do you deliberately avoid the association of anyone and if so why do you suffer frequently with indigestion if so what is the cause does life seem feudal and the

future hopeless to you if so why do you like your occupation if not why do You you often feel self-pity and if so why are you envious of those who Excel you to which do you devote most time thinking of success or failure are you gaining or losing self-confidence as you grow older do you learn something of value from all mistakes are you permitting some relative or acquaintance to worry you if so why are you sometimes in the clouds and other times in the depths of despondency who has the most inspiring Influence upon on you

what is the cause do you tolerate negative or discouraging influences which you can avoid are you careless of your personal appearance if so when and why have you learned how to Drown Your Troubles by being too busy to be annoyed by them would you call yourself a spineless weakling if you permitted others to do your thinking for you do you neglect internal bathing until Auto intoxication makes you Ill-tempered and irritable how many preventable disturbances annoy you and why do you tolerate them do you resort to liquor narcotics or cigarettes to quiet your nerves and if

so why do you not try willpower instead does anyone nag you and if so for what reason do you have a definite major purpose and if so what is it and what plan have you for achieving it do you suffer from any of the six basic fears if so which ones have you a method by which you can Shield yourself against the negative influence of others do you make deliberate use of Autos suggestion to make your mind positive which do you value most your material possessions or your privilege of controlling your own thoughts are you

easily influenced by others against your own judgment has today added anything of value to your stock of knowledge or State of Mind do you face squarely the circumstances which make you unhappy or sidestep the respon possibility do you analyze all mistakes and failures and try to profit by them do you take the attitude that this is not your duty can you name three of your most damaging weaknesses what are you doing to correct them do you encourage other people to bring their worries to you for sympathy do you choose from your daily Experiences lessons or

influences which Aid in your personal advancement does your presence have a negative influence on other people as a rule what habits of other people annoy you most do you form your own opinions or permit yourself to be influenced by other people have you learned how to create a mental state of mind with which you can Shield yourself against all discouraging influences does your occupation inspire You with Faith and Hope are you conscious of possessing spiritual forces of sufficient power to enable you to keep your mind free from all forms of fear does your religion help

you to keep your own own mind positive you feel it your duty to share other people's worries and if so why if you believe that birds of a feather flock together what have you learned about yourself by studying the friends whom you attract what connection if any do you See between the people with whom you associate most closely and any unhappiness you may experience could it be possible that some person whom you consider to be a friend is in reality your worst enemy because of his or her negative influence on your mind by what rules

do you judge who is helpful and who is damaging to you are your intimate Associates mentally Superior or inferior to you how much Time out of every 24 hours do you have devote to a your occupation B sleep C play and relaxation D acquiring useful knowledge e playing waste who among your acquaintances a encourage you most B cautions you most C discourages you most and D helps you most in other ways what is your greatest worry why do you tolerate it when others offer you free unsolicited advice do you accept it without question or analyze

their motive what above all else do you Most desire do you intend to acquire it are you willing to subordinate all other desires for this one how much time daily do you devote to acquiring it do you change your mind often if so why do you usually finish everything you began are you easily impressed by other people's business or professional titles college degrees or wealth are you easily influenced by what other people think or say to you do you cater to people because of their social or financial Status whom do you believe to be the

greatest person living in what respect is this person Superior to yourself how much time have you devoted to studying and answering these questions at least one a day is necessary for the analysis and the answering of the entire list if you have answered all these questions truthfully you know more about yourself than the majority of people study the questions carefully come back to them once each week for several Months and be astonished at the amount of additional knowledge of Great Value to yourself you have gained by the simple method of answering the questions truthfully if

you're not certain concerning the answer to some of the questions seek the counsel of those who know you well especially those who have no motive in flattering you and see yourself through their eyes the experience will be astonishing you have absolute control over but one thing and That is your thoughts this is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man it reflects man's divine nature this Divine prerogative is the sole means by which you may control your own destiny if you failed to control your own mind you may be sure you will

control nothing else if you must be be careless with your possessions let it be in connection with material things your mind is your spiritual estate protect and use it with the care to which Divine Royalty is entitled you were given a willpower for this purpose unfortunately there is no legal protection against those who either by Design or ignorance poison the minds of others by negative suggestion this form of Destruction should be punishable by heavy legal penalties because it may and often does destroy one's chances of acquiring material things which are protected by law men with

negative Minds tried to convinced Thomas a Edison that he could Not build a machine that would record and reproduce the human voice because they said no one else had ever produce such a Machine Edison did not believe them he knew that the mind could produce anything the mind could conceive and believe and the knowledge was the thing that lifted the great Edison above the common herd men with negative Minds told FW ww worth he would go broke trying to run a store on 5 and 10 cent sales he did not believe them he knew that

he Could do anything within reason if he backed his plans with faith exercising his right to keep other men's negative suggestions out of his mind He piled up a Fortune of more than $100 million men with negative Minds told George Washington he could not hope to win against the vastly superior forces of the British but he exercised his divine right to believe therefore his book was published under the protection of the Stars and Stripes while the name Of Lord corn Wallace has been all but forgotten doubting Thomas' scoffed scornfully when Henry Ford tried out his

first crudely built automobile on the streets of Detroit some said the thing would never become practical others said no one would pay money for such a Contraption Ford said I'll belt the Earth with Dependable Motorcars and he did his decision to trust his own judgment has already piled up a for far greater than the next five generations Of his descendants can squander for the benefit of those seeking vast riches let it be remembered that practically the sole difference between Henry Ford and a majority of the more than 100,000 men who work for him is this

Ford has a mind and controls it the others have Minds which they do not try to control Henry Ford has been repeatedly mentioned because he is an astounding example of what a man with a mind of his own and will to control it can Accomplish his record knocks the foundation from under that timeworn alibi I never had a chance Ford never had a chance either but he created an opportunity and backed it with persistence until it made him richer than crois mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit you either control your mind or

it controls you there is no halfway compromise the most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy With a definite purpose backed by a definite plan study the record of any man who achieves noteworthy success and you will observe that he has control over his own mind moreover that he exercises that control and directs it toward the attainment of definite objectives without this control success is not possible 57 Famous aliis by old man if people who do not succeed have one distinguishing trait in common they know All the

reason for failure and have what they believe to be airtight aliis to explain away their own lack of achievement some of these aliis are clever and few of them are justifiable by the facts but aliis cannot be used for money the world wants to know only one thing have you achieve success a character analyst compiled a list of the most commonly used aliis as you read the list examine yourself carefully and determine how many of These aliis if any are your own property remember two the philosophy presented in this book makes every one of these

aliis obsolete if I didn't have a wife and family if I had enough poll if I had money if I had a good education if I could get a job if I had good health if I only had time if times were better if other people understood me if conditions around me were only different if I could only live my life over again if I did not not fear what they would say if I Had been given a chance if I now had a chance if other people didn't have it in for me if nothing

happens to stop me if I were only younger if I could only do what I want if I had been born rich if I could meet the right people if I had the talent that some people have if I dared assert myself if I only had embraced past opportunities if people didn't get on my nerves if I didn't have to keep house and look after the children if I could Save some money if the boss only appreciated me if I only had somebody to help me if my family understood me if I lived in a

big city if I could just get started if I were only free if I had the personality of some people if I were not so fat if my talents were known if I could just get a break if I could only get out of debt if I hadn't failed if I only knew how if everybody didn't oppose me if I didn't have so many worries if I could marry the right person if people Weren't so dumb if my family were not so extravagant if I were sure of myself if luck were not against me if

I had not been born under the wrong star if it were not true that what it is to be will be if I did not have to work so hard if I hadn't lost my money if I lived in a different neighborhood if I didn't have a past if only I had a business of my own if other people would only listen to me if and this is is the greatest of them all I had the courage to see myself As I really am I would find out what is wrong with me and correct it

then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others for I know that there is something wrong with me or I would now be where I would have been if I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses and less time building aliis to cover them building aliis with which to explain away failure is a national Pastime The Habit is as old as the human Race and it is fatal to success why do people cling to their pet aliis the answer is obvious they defend their aliis because

they create them a man's Alibi is the child of his own imagination it is human nature to defend one's own brainchild building aliis is a deeply rooted habit habits are difficult to break especially when they provide justification for something we do Plato had this truth in mind when he said the First and best Victory is to conquer self to be conquered by self is of all things the most shameful and vile another philosopher had the same thought in mind when he said it was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the

ugliness I saw in others was but a reflection of my own nature it is always been a mystery to me said Elizabeth hubber why people spend so much time deliberating fooling themselves by creating aliis to cover Their weaknesses if used differently this same time would be sufficient to cure the weakness then no aliis would be needed in parting I would remind you that life is a checkerboard and the player opposite you is time if you hesitate before moving or neglect to move promptly your men will be wiped off the board by time you are playing

against a partner who will not tolerate indecision previously you may have had a logical excuse for not having forced Life to come through with whatever you asked but that alibi is now obsolete because you are in possession of the master key that unlocks the door to Life's Bountiful riches the master key is intangible but it is powerful it is the privilege of creating in your own mind a burning desire for a definite form of riches there is no penalty for the use of the key there is a price you must pay if you do not

use it the price is failure there is a reward of Stupendous proportions if you put the key to use it is the satisfaction that comes to all who conquer self and force life to pay whatever is asked the reward is worthy of your effort once you complete this book you may find yourself coming back to this chapter the most often as I read this book prior to deciding to ride or start my Channel or start my own company and businesses many times I discovered fear Years I was not even aware of the amazing thing about

this chapter is it pulls out a portion of you that you may be blind to the questions that you ask yourself the things that you do are important the self-analysis questions are amazing and most importantly the 57 famous aliis I've used every single one and I've used them repeatedly I'm about to turn 50 years old myself and for 30 years I use those aliis all the time I use those aliis to Justify not doing the things I wanted not aiming for the definite purpose that was deep in my heart all of those aliis were the

reasons I didn't achieve my goals those aliis were always there with me if I lived in a big city if I could save some money if I just could assert myself if I had money if I could get a job all those ifs and these are things that you use as well and if we can overcome these Alibis anything is possible and I mean Anything I am at the Pinnacle of all of these fears for a very long time I feared the loss of love and have seen all the symptoms and it has affected my

life deeply I've feared ill health I've feared criticism so much that I refused to write any book I had left College choosing to write screenplays and was ultimately blocked in that Journey because I just feared criticism I was too fearful of it I couldn't let other people read my writing and I was unable To move forward in that goal or desire that I had and the fear of death has hurt me many times and has disposed of many different goals that I've had in my life I'm not alone we all suffer from these things I

saw it with my parents I saw it with my grandparents I've seen it with my friends these fears may be more important to understand than anything else if we can overcome these fears than anything is possible you should have confidence that within you you have the Divine ability to communicate with infinite intelligence infinite intelligence has the answer to all of your problems but you block that with these fears and you end up in the devil's workshop ask these questions of yourself go back to this chapter and ask these questions analyze if you're using these aliis

just the process of going through this is going to unlock a portion of your Personality that you are not even aware of and you will be able to Think and Grow Rich I hope this book does what it did for me for you that it unlocks your true destiny and your true power deep within you you have a definite purpose and you can use this book to find the PATH towards achieving whatever that definite purpose is if you find yourself saying I can't do this I won't be able to do this it's Impossible go back

and listen to this entire book again with these master keys you can unlock whatever it is that you want in your world and you can truly Think and Grow Rich all episodes of the reality Revolution can be found at the reality revolution.com and welcome to the reality Revolution [Music]