Transform Unsuccessful Attitudes, Conditioning, Belief Systems and
Habits into Life-Changing SUCCESS COSC!OUSESS SUCCESS KEYS are concise, proven and POWERFUL Success Principles, Strategies and Mastery Moves for you to implement into your daily mental programming. SUCCESS KEYS are the fundamentals, and as you work these SUCCESS KEYS into your Thought processes, you will begin to bring about the necessary internal transformation to attain SUCCESS CONSCIOUSNESS. SUCCESS KEYS are directly based on the teachings and works of the great Masters of Success; in order to achieve Success, we must think like and model ourselves after Successful people. Successful people, particularly financially Successful individuals, think - as they must - differently than unsuccessful people. Successful individuals tin! Successful tou"ts. nd financially Successful individuals think financially Successful thoughts. Successful thinking, in turn, brings about Successful attitude, belief systems, behavior and action. This is known as !SUCCESS CONSCIOUSNESS,! and without it, no matter how hard one tries to change his or her results, Success will prove elusive. "hen one adopts and implements SUCCESS CONSCIOUSNESS, it only follows, in scientific fashion, which financial Success will follow with as much certainty as night follows day and day follows night. #f it is change that you seek, if it is control over your life that you desire, if financial Success is your goal, you MUS# shift internal paradigms, break unsuccessful habits, conditioning and thinking, and adopt a complete surrender to purposeful, Successful Thought. $ou MUS# begin with SUCCESS CONSCIOUSNESS. #t is impossible to achieve real Success otherwise. The consistent practice and integration of the SUCCESS KEYS is highly effective and a proven methodology for making the everlasting change to transform ordinary thinking into Successful Thinking. %ow is the time& $e"in YOUR transfor%ation no&. s the late 'im (ohn stated, 'Success is not to (e )ursued* it is to (e attracted (y te )erson you (eco%e+' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #e SUCCESS M-NU-L SUCCESS KEYS Success Key No+ ./ I%a"e Ma!in" !"e act, behave, and feel according to what we consider our S)*+ #M,) to be and we do not deviate from this pattern.! -r. Ma.well Malt/ Ponder the above statement by -r. Ma.well Malt/ for a few minutes. Then ponder it again, and for the sake of your own Success, accept it as true. Thin"0 "hat are the implications of this a.iom0 that we live our lives according to our Self #mage and we do not deviate from that #mage1 -epending on where you are on your Success 'ourney, this concept is either congruent with your thinking or it makes you a bit nervous. #t2s true - we do live our lives according to our Self #mage. "e hold within the deep, deep recesses of our 3onscious and Subconscious Minds an #mage of ourselves and we live our lives according to that #mage. -r. Malt/ also e.plained that the #mage that we hold of ourselves is a premise, a base, a foundation upon which our entire personalities are created, built and established. 4owever, our Self #mage not only controls our behavior, but it also controls our circumstances - as it must. #t therefore necessarily follows that in order to create change - effective everlasting change - we must first and foremost change our Self #mage. This principle is known as !#mage Making,! and it is a core techni5ue to achieving Success on any level or in any endeavor. #mage Making may be the single most powerful Success 6ey in your Success Strategies arsenal. Simply - it works. ,uaranteed. s 7ob Proctor, my personal coach, once noted0 !Most people live and die and never fully understand the power of #mage-Making.! That is a tragedy, for the entire time they hold the 6eys of Success within their hands, but they never seek to use them. "hen it comes to personal change, and make no doubt that #mage Making is all about personal change, most people would rather take a back seat and let other people, events or circumstances drive their lives. 8uch. !8f what use to make heroic vows of amendment, if the same old lawbreaker is to keep them.! (alph "aldo )merson "hy is it that most - in fact, almost all - %ew $ears resolutions are broken, sometimes even before the resolutionist even begins1 7ecause people are attempting to change the results in their lives without changing their Self #mage. #t will %8T work. #t is bound to fail every time. SUCCESS KEY0 7egin to adopt a new Self #mage0 one of personal prosperity and abundance. dd as much detail as possible to the #mage and make it as clear as possible in your Mind2s eye. 4old the #mage at all times, regardless of what is going on around you. -o not let your present results dictate the #mage that you hold in your mind, and regardless of how tough things may get, you must continue to hold an #mage of personal property, abundance and Success. Persistence is key with #mage Making. 3ontinue to hold the #mage of personal prosperity and understand that what is happening to you must happen to you in order to prepare you to receive the good that you desire. s a living e.ample of someone who practices #mage Making of enormous financial success on a daily basis, consider -onald Trump. -o you think he holds a Self #mage of poverty and lack and limitation1 -o you think his personal perspective on life is one of failure and !# can2t do that!1 -o you think he sees himself in his Self #mage as destitute, homeless and of no net worth1 8f course not. #n fact, # am sure that you will agree that if -onald Trump were to lose his billions - for whatever reason 9he has lost most of it before: - in five years he would have it all right back again. "hy1 7ecause of his Self #mage. 4is Self #mage guides his thinking, which guides his actions and behavior, which creates circumstances and events, which concludes with Successful results. -o you want to be as Successful as -onald Trump1 Then create a Self #mage like that of -onald Trump, act like -onald Trump and do the same things as -onald Trump. *ive, think, behave and act as -onald Trump would live, think, behave and act, and # promise that you will achieve Success like -onald Trump. #t all begins with #mage Making, so begin now. Success Key No+ 0/ I%a"e Ma!in" 1 -utosu""estion #mage Making 9or utosuggestion: is the agency of communication between that part of the mind where conscious thought takes place and that which serves as the seat of action for the subconscious mind. The dominating thoughts which one permits to remain in the conscious mind - whether these thoughts be negative or positive is immaterial - will reach and influence the subconscious mind. 7ased on the *aw of utosuggestion from Think and ,row (ich by %apoleon 4ill #n probably the greatest Success classic of all time, Think and Grow Rich by %apoleon 4ill, the principle of #mage Making is discussed at length as a critical Success Key. 4ill does not refer to the concept of #mage Making by its name, but, in the language of the times, 4ill has termed it !utosuggestion.! #mage Making and utosuggestion are essentially one in the same. "e must guard our conscious thoughts and re;ect those that do not empower us towards achieving our Success. #mage Making, or utosuggestion, may be summari/ed as follows, based on the teachings of 4ill in Think and Grow Rich 93hapter < of Think and Grow Rich is entitled !Autosuggestion!:, which # have embellished with my own spin0 The dominating thoughts which one #ermits to remain in the conscious mind - whether these thoughts be negative or positive is immaterial - will reach and influence the subconscious mind through the !*aw of utosuggestion! or #mage Making. ll sense impressions which are perceived through the five senses are captured and processed by the conscious thinking mind, and unless they are re;ected by the conscious thinking mind, are passed automatically to and impressed upon the subconscious mind, which has %8 ability to re;ect any thought impression and M=ST accept - as true - all such thoughts passed to it by the conscious mind. #is is a %a2or Success Key. %otice the words which have been emphasi/ed in the above paragraph0 !permits! and !reach and influence.! "e must guard our conscious thoughts and re;ect those that do not empower us towards achieving our Success. 8ur conscious mind is indeed the gatekeeper of the garden of the subconscious mind. "e reap what we sow, and if we harbor 9sow: thoughts of lack, limitation, poverty, doubt and fear - which may or may not be premised on present circumstances - then we must reap that which has planted. s 4ill further states in Think and ,row (ich0 !utosuggestion is the agency of control through which an individual may voluntarily feed his or her subconscious mind on thoughts of a creative nature, or, by neglect, #ermit thoughts of a destructive nature to find their way into this rich garden of the mind.! >emphasis supplied? "hat are you feeding your subconscious garden1 "hat seeds are being planted deep within your powerful emotional mind1 "hat are you sowing1 "hat do you permit your mind to harbor - thoughts of a creative nature or thoughts of a destructive nature1 It is your %ind* you ave te a(ility to control &at you tin!. $ou M=ST accept this principle as true if you are ever to achieve real, honest and everlasting Success in your life. It is your %ind* you ave te a(ility to control &at you tin!. $ou M=ST accept this principle as true if you are ever to achieve real, honest and everlasting Success. Success can only be achieved through Successful Thought. Successful Thought begins with one thought at a time. 7egin - at once - to persist in Successful Thinking, for the thoughts you entertain are the seeds of tomorrow2s garden. $ou have the ,od- given ability to accept or re;ect any thought. (e;ect immediately any thoughts of lack, limitation, poverty, despair, fear and doubt and entertain only those thoughts of abundance, riches, happiness and Success and you will be well on your way to creating a Self #mage of Success. Success Key No+ 3/ Final #ou"ts for 0445 !#t2s time to decide. $ou can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can2t be both. *isten up& )very time, and # mean every time, you blame, ;ustify, or complain, you are slittin" your financial troat . . . #t2s time to take back your power and acknowledge that you create everything that is in your life and everything that is not in it. (eali/e that you create your wealth, your non-wealth, and every level in between.! - T. 4arv )ker from his book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind 7arred Spiral ,ala.y %,3 @ABC "hat a wild ride it has been. The year ADDE ended in upheaval. #n ADDF, the drama grew even more dramatic. +rom the headlines of various media - if one were so inclined to pay attention and emotionali/e what they say - it would seem that present times could not be any more hopeless and that as long as man has inhabited the )arth, we are in the midst of the worst suffering man has e.perienced since the dawn of time. WRON67O. There has never been greater opportunity to achieve financial Success than there is right now& $ou heard me right. Times of turmoil, chaos and massive shifts of wealth create more - not less - 8pportunity. )ach day, # see more and more 8pportunity, despite persistent gloomy headlines and general negativity. %o, # am not in denial, and this is not futile !rah-rah! pep talk. "hat # am talking about is real 8pportunity that wasn2t available a few scant years ago. The 8pportunity is there, it is real and it is for the asking. The key is to open our 3reative Minds to the possibilities, be willing to 7elieve, instill +aith and take action regardless of circumstances. %ow, # know many will disagree with my statements, and # can certainly appreciate that - especially for those who are in dire circumstances and who are truly suffering. My heart goes out to all. 7ut to those who disagree, # would also suggest this0 you are allowing outside circumstances - as others have labeled those circumstances - to affect and control your thoughts, emotions and actions. "hen one allows the world without to control the world within - our thoughts, emotions and actions 9behavior: - one becomes a victim, a Gictim with a capital !G.! "hen we blame, ;ustify, complain, we voluntarily surrender control over ourselves to other people, events and circumstances. That is true !victim consciousness.! %ow, why on ,od2s green earth would anyone do that1 "ould not it make sense, especially in these so-called !bad times,! to hold onto and maintain control, rather than give it away to fortuitous events and circumstances1 "ould not it make sense to be in charge of ourselves, our lives and our circumstances so that we may ta!e action and do something about it1 "e create our own personal circumstances, and regardless of whether we label !times! as !good! or !bad,! guess what - either way, we are (#,4T. s %apoleon stated long ago, !3ircumstances1 To hell with circumstances. # make my own circumstances.! (egardless of your opinion of %apoleon, he was dead on. #f ADDF was a !bad! year, now is the time to let go of all negative thinking, emotions and behavior. 4ave +aith. 7elieve. Take control. 8pen your Minds to what can be, impress that #mage in your Mind, and 38MM#T to make it happen - no matter what. "hat we think and believe, we can achieve. # wanted to close ADDF with with some e.ceptional 5uotes to consider as we look forward to a %ew $ear. # thought # would start with this little ditty from T. 4arv )ker0 !#t2s time to take back your power and acknowledge that you create everything that is in your life and everything that is not in it.! 4ow true. *et2s keep this in the forefront of our Minds as we enter a %ew $ear. $est &ises for &ar%8 )ros)erous8 successful and fulfillin" 04.4+ May 6od $less you &it -(undance and Success9 : : : : : '#erefore I say unto you8 Wat tin"s soever ye desire8 &en ye )ray8 (elieve tat ye receive te%8 and ye sall ave te%+' Mar! ./0;
!Strange and marvelous things will happen with constant regularity as you alter your life and begin living in harmony with the laws of the universe.! )arl %ightingale, BFHB : : : : : !Success is the progressive reali/ation of a worthy ideal.! )arl %ightingale : : : : : !The only thing that will grow is the thing we give energy to.! )merson : : : : : !=ntil thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.! 'ames llen, As a Man Thinketh, BFD< : : : : : !#t is not your part to guide or supervise the creative process. ll you have to do with that is to retain your vision, stick to your purpose, and maintain your faith and gratitude.! "allace -. "attles : : : : : !The -ivine operation is always for e.pansion and fuller e.pression.! Thomas Troward : : : : : !"hen #2ve gathered enough information to make a decision, # don2t take a vote, # make a decision.! (onald (egan : : : : : !To ignore the power of paradigms to influence your ;udgment is to put yourself at significant risk when e.ploring the future. To be able to shape your future, you have to be ready and able to change your paradigm.! 'oel 7arker : : : : : !%othing is good or bad, e.cept our thinking makes it so.! (alph "aldo Trine : : : : : !ny idea that2s held in the mind, emphasi/ed, feared or revered, begins at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical form that2s available.! ndrew 3arnegie : : : : : !re you in earnest1 Sei/e this very minute; what you can do, or dream you can do, begin it& 7oldness has genius, power and magic in it; only engage and the mind grows heated; begin and the work will be completed.! ,oethe : : : : : !#f a person advances confidently in the direction of their dream and endeavors to live the life they have imagined, they will meet with success une.pected in common hours.! Thoreau : : : : : !#f we clearly reali/e that the creative power in ourselves is unlimited, then there is no reason for limiting the e.tent to which we may en;oy what we can create by means of it. "here we are drawing from the #nfinite, we need never be afraid of taking more than our share.! Thomas Troward : : : : : !+aith is the ability to see the invisible; to believe in the incredible. That is what enables you to receive what the masses think is impossible.! 3larence Smithison Success Key No+ ;/ - $urnin" <ESIRE - $URNIN6 <ESIRE #O $E -N< #O <O is te startin" )oint fro% &ic te drea%er %ust de)art into -ction+ Wisin" &ill not (rin" rices+ $ut8 desirin" rices &it a state of %ind tat (eco%es an o(session8 ten )lannin" definite &ays and %eans to ac=uire rices8 and (ac!in" tose )lans &it )ersistence8 &ic does not reco"ni>e failure8 &ill (rin" rices+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
=ndercast Sunset from the Summit of Mount "ashington, Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains, %ew 4ampshire. 'anuary ADDC. Photo by lan Metcalf.
Success $ey o% &' A Burning (ES!)E, *lanning and (efiniteness of *ur#ose
"ithout doubt, -esire, and in particular, burning -esire, is the starting point for all the achievement of all Success - including the attainment of wealth, prosperity and riches. This is incontrovertible fact and a principle that the budding Success student must not only accept as true, but e.ecute and implement into his or her life if Success, wealth, prosperity and riches are to be gained. "ithout a burning -esire, the balance of the Success For%ula is useless. lack of a burning -esire is tantamount to the inclusion of !/ero! in the tried and true Success For%ula, which, by mathematical law, must result in failure or lack of Success. 8ne million multiplied by /ero is still zero. !8nly those who become !money-conscious! ever accumulate great riches. Money- consciousness means that the mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the -)S#() for money that one can see one2s self already in possession of it.! - %apoleon 4ill, !Think and ,row (ich! Through the ages, Success teachers, writers, sages, speakers, authors and Success Masters have understood the importance of beginning any 5uest with -esire and have thoroughly discussed that Success +ormula element in their teachings and writings. The element of -esire is nothing new. #ndeed, in his classic, Think and Grow Rich, %apoleon 4ill devoted an entire chapter - 3hapter B, in fact - to -)S#(). The fact that the entire +irst 3hapter of this Success masterpiece is solely on the sub;ect of -esire underscores its importance. -o you have a burning -esire for that which you seek or are you merely wishing1 The answer to that 5uestion is an indicator of whether you are traveling on the path to Success. So, how does the element of -esire actually impact the attainment of Success, wealth, prosperity and riches1 #n today2s Success 6ey, we turn directly to Mr. 4ill who provides a phenomenal e.planation in 3hapter B of his timeless Success Manual, Think and Grow Rich 9coming soon as a +()) )book -ownload to the Success Manual Strategist:. "ishing will not bring riches. 7ut desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to ac5uire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recogni/e failure, will bring riches. #e %etod (y &ic <ESIRE for rices can (e trans%uted into its financial e=uivalent consists of si? definite8 )ractical ste)s/ FIRS#/ Fi? in your %ind te e?act a%ount of %oney you desire+ It is not sufficient %erely to say @I &ant )lenty of %oney+A $e definite as to te a%ount+ B#ere is a )sycolo"ical reason for definiteness &ic &ill (e descri(ed in a su(se=uent ca)terC+ SECON</ <eter%ine e?actly &at you intend to "ive in return for te %oney you desire+ B#ere is no suc reality as @so%etin" for notin"+C #DIR</ Esta(lis a definite date &en you intend to )ossess te %oney you desire+ FOUR#D/ Create a definite )lan for carryin" out your desire8 and (e"in at once8 &eter you are ready or not8 to )ut tis )lan into action+ FIF#D/ Write out a clear8 concise state%ent of te a%ount of %oney you intend to ac=uire8 na%e te ti%e li%it for its ac=uisition8 state &at you intend to "ive in return for te %oney8 and descri(e clearly te )lan trou" &ic you intend to accu%ulate it+ SIE#D/ Read your &ritten state%ent aloud8 t&ice daily8 once 2ust (efore retirin" at ni"t8 and once after arisin" in te %ornin"+ -S YOU RE-< 1 SEE -N< FEEL -N< $ELIEFE YOURSELF -LRE-<Y IN POSSESSION OF #DE MONEY+ : : : : : : #t is important that you follow the instructions described in these si. steps. #t is especially important that you observe, and follow the instructions in the si.th paragraph. $ou may complain that it is impossible for you to Isee yourself in possession of moneyJ before you actually have it. 4ere is where a 7=(%#%, -)S#() will come to your aid. #f you truly -)S#() money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will ac5uire it. The ob;ect is to want money, and to become so determined to have it that you 38%G#%3) yourself you will have it. Success Key G/ E%(race O(stacles8 te Ste))in" Stones to Success The very struggle to overcome the obstacles in our way is what develops our Power to carry ourselves step-by-step towards Success. dverse circumstances spur a determined individual to Success. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $E+' Embrace Obstacles, the Ste##ing Stones to Success 8bstacles in the path to Success are truly in the eye of the beholder. They can be our stepping stones and spur a determined and persistent soul to Success. 8r, if our will to Succeed is not strong, they can easily transform a temporary defeat into ultimate failure. -espite our inherent nature to focus on the depth and breadth of the obstacle as an indicator of whether or not we may achieve our goal, a critical characteristic of all obstacles is that their divisive effect on one2s attempts to attain Success is not at all inherent in the obstacle itself. "hether or not an obstacle defeats our attempts to achieve Prosperity, "ealth and Success has nothing to do with the nature, level or e.tent of the obstacle. (ather, it is our perception of the obstacle and how we handle it that determines whether or not we Succeed. To a determined and persistent individual, with a strong desire and a fiercely developed will, obstacles are nothing more than mere stepping stones that must be traversed and overcome in order to reach the goal. The very struggle to overcome the obstacles in our path actually develops the power that carries us step-by-step towards our goal. dverse circumstances do not deter a determined and persistent individual to Success; adverse circumstances spur a determined and persistent individual to Success. The degree in which a man sees insurmountable obstacles and impossible situations in his path will measure his Success ability. (obert 3ollier, !The Secret of the ges.! s (obert 3ollier notes in The Secret of the ges0 The man who waits for favorable conditions and favorable circumstances will find that success in any field is never a walkover. #t is the man who wins in spite of circumstances, in spite of adverse circumstances, the man who wins when other people say he cannot, the man who does the !impossible,! the man who rides over obstacles, who gets on in this world. nd why1 7ecause the very struggle to overcome obstacles in his way develops the power that carries him step by step.! Think of it this way. Suppose a goal is to hike to the top of a small mountain. There are several paths by which the mountain may be climbed. )ach path, although uni5ue in its own way - with various grades of steepness, rockiness and other hindrances that must be overcome in the 5uest to the top - are all identical in one respect0 each path leads to and ends at the top of the mountain. )ach path ends at the same elevation above sea level. )ach path leads to and ends at the same goal. #n that respect, all paths are identical. %ow, to attain the goal and reach the top of the mountain, no matter which path is chosen, the climber must necessarily climb the same number of feet in elevation and, necessarily 9for purposes of this demonstration:, encounter the same general obstacles along the hiking path 9no ropes, anchors, or 2biners re5uired for this climb&:, all of which M=ST be overcome to reach the top of the mountain - the goal. That is, in order to reach the goal, you M=ST encounter and overcome a certain number of obstacles on the path, regardless of which path you take. The obstacles are part and parcel of the ;ourney; you cannot have the goal without the adverse conditions. They go together and it is impossible to separate the two - for how can one reach the peak of a mountain without enduring the climb1 "ithout the sides of the mountain 9wherein the obstacles are embodied:, there is no top. #n fact, there is no mountain& Taking this line of reasoning, therefore, there is only but one undisputed conclusion0 !Witout o(stacles8 tere can (e no Success9! !)very adversity brings with it the seed of an e5uivalent advantage.! %apoleon 4ill, !Think and ,row (ich! The obstacles that we encounter along our path to achieving Success are not to be avoided. They are to be embraced& +or each time we overcome one more obstacle, one more adverse circumstance, we are one more step along the climb to the top. voiding the obstacles 9classic !terror barrier!: means one thing0 no ,rowth, no Success. So, the ne.t time you see the inevitable and unavoidable obstacle coming down the pike - don2t run away from it. (un towards it& #t is an 8pportunity to be embraced, for it means ,rowth and one more step towards your ,oal. See obstacles as your friends, for they are guides along the way on the Path to Success. Success Key H/ Play to WIN 1 <onIt Play to @Not LoseA !(ich people play the money game to "in. Poor people play the money game to %8T lose. *et me ask you0 #f you were to play any sport or any game strictly on defense, what are the chances of your winning that game1 Most people would agree, slim and none. The goal of truly rich people is to have massive wealth and abundance.! T. 4arv )cker from !Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - Mastering the #nner ,ame of "ealth! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success KEY/ Play to WIN 7 <onJt Play to 'Not Lose' # have been a %ew $ork ,iants football fan for most of my life. # have seen 7ig 7lue at their best and # have seen them play at their absolute worst. They have won three Super 7owl championships and they have failed miserably - as they did this year when they lost E of their last BB games and failed to make the playoffs after starting the season by winning their first H games. 8ver the years, while watching my beloved ,-Men win and lose, # - like my football aficionados - have closely studied their game strategies. True lovers of professional football who watch the games and study the offensive and defensive plans and game strategies will come to see two diametrically opposed plans of attack0 some teams clearly play to "#%, while other teams simply play to !not lose.! "hile both strategies seemingly may get you to the same place 9winning the game:, and in the short %+* season, a win is a win is a win, and all teams will take a win however it may come, the game plan of !playing to "#%! is very, very different than the game plan of !playing to not lose.! 7oth strategic approaches apply to the ,ame of Success, and the plan that you implement in your game may well determine whether you Succeed. "hen you play to !not lose,! at best you are merely playing to S=(G#G). "hen you play to "#%, however, you put everything on the line and play to T4(#G). !Surviving! and !thriving! are different animals. "hat is the game plan of playing to !not lose1! #t is an e.tremely conservative strategy. #t involves taking no risks and no chances. #t is playing from the vantage point of your comfort /one. #t is non-committal. #t is premised on +)( and *36 8+ 38%+#-)%3) in your own abilities to Succeed, regardless of the circumstances. #t is defensive, not offensive. #t allows for numerous e.its for retreat !;ust in case.! 3onsider. "hen the ,iants play !not to lose,! it is usually when they hold a slight lead in a tough game and the game is in the Kth 5uarter. (ather than continue to push hard and aggressively move the ball and play to score 9isn2t that the ob;ect0 scoring points1:, they settle back, hold onto the ball, and try to work down the clock. "hy1 7ecause they essentially lack the confidence in themselves. 7y implementing a !play not to lose! mentality, the coaching staff effectively telegraphs to the team that they lack confidence in their ability to move the ball, that if they push hard they are apt to make a costly mistake, and that if they fall behind, they will be unable to stage a comeback and beat the opposition. #f that isn2t a defeatist attitude, # don2t know what is. "hen you play to !not lose! in the game of Success it is no different. #nstead of playing with abandon and commitment, you play merely to hold onto what you already have. $ou play to survive. $ou play to !get by.! $ou play to have !;ust enough! and make a !comfortable living.! "hen you play to !not lose,! you are not pushing to "#%, you are not seeking to S38(). The ob;ect of the game - whether football or Success - is to put P8#%TS 8% T4) 78(-. #n his master Success 3lassic, #in! and 6ro& Ric, %apoleon 4ill e.plains the concept skillfully, using brilliant real life analogies. "hen a would be associate of inventor Thomas . )dison showed up at )dison2s door - with the goal of becoming a partner of )dison - )dwin 3. 7arnes left himself no safety valve, no option for retreat. 4e either had to do whatever it took to eventually become a partner of )dison2s or he had to die trying. s 4ill states0 >7arnes? did not say, !# will keep my eyes open for another opportunity in case # fail to get what # want in the )dison organi/ation.! 4e said, !There is but 8%) thing in the world that # am determined to have, and that is a business association with Thomas . )dison. # will burn all bridges behind me and stake my )%T#() +=T=() on my ability to get what # want.! He left himself no possible way of retreat. He had to win or perish #n yet another tale from #in! and 6ro& Ric, 4ill tells the story of a great warrior from long ago whose army was greatly outnumbered by the enemy. The warrior loaded his soldiers onto a boat, sailed to the enemy2s country, unloaded soldiers and e5uipment - and then ordered his men to burn their ships - and they did& ddressing his troops before the battle while they watched their ships going up in smoke, the warrior told them, !"e cannot leave these shores alive unless we win. "e now have no choice. "e either win - or we perish&! They won. Those who would win and achieve Success - in any endeavor - must be willing to !burn their ships,! cut all sources of retreat and commit without recourse. 8nly by so doing can you maintain that state of mind necessary to Succeed. #t is really a matter of -esire and #ntention. "hen you play to !not lose,! your -esire and #ntention are woefully insufficient and lack the re5uisite strength and power to carry you to that which you merely wish 9!wishing! and !desiring! are very different states of mind:. Playing to !not lose! is only playing the game to !survive! long enough until the clock hits /ero, with the hope that what you have is enough. "ell, when you only play to survive, that is all that you will get. 8n the other hand, when you play to "#% - and play it the way it should be played - your level of -esire, #ntention and 3ommitment are strong, your "ill is empowered and you either "#% or perish in the cause. "ith so much at stake, there is really only one possible outcome0 Success. "hat is your game strategy1 Success Key No+ K/ -ll Wealt $e"ins &it #ou"t #f we accept the *aw of 3ause and )ffect as the premise for all that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve, then logically, financial gain and riches must be an effect. The cause1 8ur Thoughts - in the form of #deas. The *aw of Supply states that the nature, level and e.tent of the Thought #dea shall determine, in precise proportionality, the nature, level and e.tent of the (iches reali/ed. "ealth, therefore, is not in money, as money is merely the effect. (ather, true "ealth is in the #dea, in Thought, the true cause of the effect . . . The essence of the *aw of Supply is that you must think abundance, see abundance, feel abundance, believe abundance. *et no thought of limitation enter your Mind. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey o% ,' All -ealth Begins as Thought The =niversal *aw of 3ause and )ffect has been called the !*aw of *aws! by )merson. #t is completely independent in nature; it stands on its own, and from it, all other *aws depend. )verything in nature - visible and invisible, tangible and intangible - is but a reflection, an effect, of a cause. The circumstances of our lives are but mere effects of prior Thought, the originating, primal cause of our world. #n his superb, classic, -s - Man #in!et, 'ames llen delves deeply, but concisely, into this =niversal *aw and how it shapes everything about us and our lives. #n science and religion, the *aw of 3ause and )ffect is unconditionally recogni/ed. #f we accept the *aw of 3ause and )ffect as the premise for all that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve, then logically, financial gain and riches must be an effect. The cause1 8ur Thoughts - in the form of #deas. The nature, level and e.tent of the Thought #dea shall determine, in precise proportionality, the nature, level and e.tent of the (iches reali/ed. "ealth, therefore, is not in money, as money is merely the effect. (ather, true "ealth is in the #dea, in Thought, the true cause of the effect. This particular application of the !*aw of *aw! is nothing new. #t has been given many names, including the !*aw of Supply,! the !Spirit of 8pulence,! the !Principle of bundance,! !Prosperity 3onsciousness,! among many. (egardless of the terminology, the Principle is a fundamental tenet to attaining +inancial Success. *et us e.amine what some of the great Success writers and Masters have told us about the *aw of Supply. #n The !ecret of the Ages, (obert 3ollier writes0 ll riches have their origin in Mind. "ealth is in #deas - not money. Money is merely the material medium of e.change for #deas. The paper money in your pockets is in itself worth no more than so many pieces of paper. #t is the #dea behind it that gives it value. 8ne might 5uestion, however, e.actly how and what type of Thought can give rise to (iches1 "e have e.amined that in5uiry here before0 in order to attain financial gain and riches on the outside, one must first - as a necessary starting point - engage in Pur)oseful8 Wealty and Ri"t #ou"t+ Pur)oseful #ou"t invokes #ou"t -ttraction8 whereupon the necessary elements are set into motion - within and without. 3ollier continues, !So don2t go out seeking wealth. *ook within you for ideas& 2The 6ingdom of ,od is within you.2 =se it - purposefully =se it to T4#%6 constructively. -on2t say you are thinking when all you are doing is e.ercising your faculty of memory.! s Theron L. -umont 9occasional pseudonym for "illiam "alker tkinson: states in his classic, The Master Mind0 They are simply allowing the stream of memory to flow through their field of consciousness, while the )go stands on the banks and idly watches the passing waters of memory flow by. They call this !thinking,! while in reality there is no process of Thought under way. Luoting another writer, -umont continues0 "hen # use the word !thinking,! # mean thinking with a purpose" with an end in view" thinking to solve a problem. s 3ollier further notes, it is constructive Thought that translates into (iches0 >$?ou have to seek it. $ou have to do more than ponder. $ou have to think - to think constructively - to seek how you may discover new worlds, new methods, new needs. The greatest discoveries . . . have arisen out of things that everybody had seen, but only one individual had %8T#3)-. The biggest fortunes have been made out of opportunities that many had, but only one ,(SP)-. M M M M M M "hy is it that so many millions of men and women go through life in poverty and misery, in sickness and despair1 Primarily because they make a reality of poverty through their fear of it. They visuali/e poverty and misery, and thus, bring them into being. nd, secondly, they cannot demonstrate the *aw of Supply . . . The solution is simple - but they have never been shown the method. #ey do not understand te La&+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SUCCESS KEY/ "e will conclude with a final passage from 3ollier as a Success Key to implement and incorporate into our daily Thought - don2t ;ust read it; -8 #T0 The essence of the *aw of Supply is that you must think abundance, see abundance, feel abundance, believe abundance. *et no thought of limitation enter your Mind. There is no lawful -esire of yours for which, as far as Mind is concerned, there is not bundant satisfaction. nd, if you can visuali/e it in Mind, you can reali/e it in your daily world. Success Key No+ L/ <efiniteness of Pur)ose and Plan SUCCESSFUL )eo)le are tose &o ave a <efinite Pur)ose and a Plan for attainin" it+ #o (e Successful8 you %ust at tis %o%ent decide e?actly &at your 6oal is and lay out te ste)s (y &ic you intend to reac it+ If you &ant to acieve Success8 %a!e today te day you sto) driftin"+ <ecide u)on a definite 6oal+ Write it do&n+ Co%%it it to %e%ory+ <ecide e?actly o& you )lan to acieve it+ #en (e"in (y )uttin" te Plan into action i%%ediately+ #e )erson &o acts &it <efiniteness of Pur)ose and a Plan for attainin" it attracts o))ortunities+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey o% .' !ncor#orate (efiniteness of *ur#ose and *lan and then Commit to Achie/e -efiniteness of Purpose and -efiniteness of Plan are two 6ey Success principles e.tensively instructed by the great Success and (iches master, %apoleon 4ill, and featured in many of his writings. #n our last post here, Success Key No+ ;/ <esire8 Plannin" and <efiniteness of Pur)ose , we delved head first into the sub;ect. "e continue today with a practical method of incorporating -efiniteness of Purpose and Plan into your daily life. "ithout it, as 4ill states in the following essay he wrote, you are merely !drifting! - as is FEN of the population - and no one drifts to Success. (ead 4ill2s essay and the 3ommit to incorporating the simple and proven Success Strategy after the essay, which is based directly on the principles disclosed in 4ill2s article. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'No One <rifts to Success' (y Na)oleon Dill $ou donOt have to be a futurist or a fortune-teller to be able to predict someoneOs future. $ou can do so by asking him or her one simple 5uestion0 I"hat is your one definite purpose in life P and what plans have you made to attain it1J #f you ask a hundred people that 5uestion, ninety-eight of them will answer with something like, I#Od like to make a good living and become as successful as # can.J "hile the answer sounds good on the surface, if you dig a little deeper, you will find a drifter who will never get anything out of life e.cept the leftovers of truly successful people P those who have a definite purpose and a plan for attaining it. To be successful, you must at this moment decide e.actly what your goal is and lay out the steps by which you intend to reach it. Successful )eo)le are tose &o ave a definite )ur)ose and a )lan for attainin" it+ #o (e successful8 you %ust at tis %o%ent decide e?actly &at your "oal is and lay out te ste)s (y &ic you intend to reac it+ $ears ago # worked with a fellow named Stuart ustin "ier of -allas. 4e was a contributor to a maga/ine # edited and was ;ust getting by financially. 4e would probably have remained a starving writer if a story he was writing about an inventor hadnOt suddenly inspired him to change his life. Much to the surprise of those who knew him, he announced that he was giving up ;ournalism and going back to school to become a patent attorney. 4e wasnOt going to be ;ust any patent attorney; he was going to become Ithe top patent attorney in the =nited States.J 4e put his plan into action with such fervor that he completed law school in record time. "hen he began his practice, he deliberately sought out the toughest cases. Soon his reputation spread throughout the country and his services were in such high demand that even though his fees reached astronomical levels, he was turning away more clients than he accepted. The person who acts with purpose and a plan attracts opportunities. 4ow can life give you anything if you donOt know what you want yourself1 4ow can others help you to succeed if you havenOt decided how to get there yourself1 8nly with definiteness of purpose will you be able to overcome the defeats and adversities that will stand in your way. 8ne of mericaOs earliest and most successful franchisers was *ee Maran/, a man who knew what he wanted and how to get it. mechanical engineer, Maran/ invented an automatic ice cream free/er that made soft ice cream. 4e envisioned a chain of ice cream stores from coast to coast and worked out a plan to make his dream become a reality. 4e, like many others since, built his own success by helping others achieve theirs. 4e helped people set up ice cream shops by furnishing construction and design plans, a revolutionary idea at the time. 4e sold the ice cream machines at cost and made his profit from the sale of the ice cream mi.. The result1 That chain of stores Maran/ was determined to create across the country. I#f you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing, and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome,J he said. #f you want to achieve success, make today the day you stop drifting. -ecide upon a definite goal. "rite it down. 3ommit it to memory. -ecide e.actly how you plan to achieve it. Then begin by putting the plan into action immediately. Your future is &at you %a!e it+ <ecide NOW &at it sall (e+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SUCCESS KEY/ <EFINI#ENESS OF PURPOSE -N< PL-N If you &ant to acieve success8 %a!e today te day you sto) driftin"/ .+ <ecide u)on a <efinite 6oal B<efinite of Pur)oseC 0+ Write it do&n BCo%%it%entC+ 3+ Co%%it it to %e%ory Bfurter Co%%it%entC+ ;+ <ecide e?actly o& you )lan to -cieve it B<efiniteness of PlanC+ G+ #en (e"in (y )uttin" te )lan into action i%%ediately Bta!in" -ctionC+ It doesnJt "et any si%)ler tan tat+ #e 6olden Rule 1 - Lost Success KeyM Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q March <, ADBD Q Printer-friendly For %ore tan four tousand years %en ave (een )reacin" te 6olden Rule as a suita(le rule of conduct a%on" %en8 (ut unfortunately te &orld (as acce)ted te letter &ile totally %issin" te s)irit of tis Universal In2unction+ We ave acce)ted te 6olden Rule )iloso)y %erely as a sound rule of etical conduct (ut &e ave failed to understand te la& u)on &ic it is (ased+ 7 Na)oleon Dill8 Lesson .G8 '#e 6olden Rule8' fro% '#e La& of Success' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' The 0olden )ule ,rowing up, # often heard the e.pression that we must all live according to the !,olden (ule,! but not once did anyone e.plain to me - as far as # can remember - the (ule and how to practice it. s # matured into a young man and beyond, occasionally # would read a reference to the !,olden (ule,! or hear it mentioned, but again, although we all should live by it, rarely is it ever e.plained. Somewhere along the line, # gained the impression that the (ule essentially encompassed the principle that we should treat others as we would want to be treated - right from the Ten 3ommandments. # cannot tell you how, when or where # came to that understanding. %ow being a Student of Success, # have come to notice that the !,olden (ule! is closely associated with some of the writings of %apoleon 4ill. #ndeed, !The *aw of Success,! 4ill2s immense, BH-lesson tome of his life2s work, ends with the concluding *esson 9chapter: appropriately entitled !The ,olden (ule.! #ncluded within that *esson is the following passage which concisely and succinctly e.plains the rule and why it is important. 8bserving the =ndercast from the Summit of Mt. "ashington of the Presidential (ange, "hite Mountains, %ew 4ampshire. +ebruary A<, ADBD.
# think this passage is critical to any serious mission to Succeed. # come to that opinion because it seems that, among many important moral and ethical rules of humankind, many of us have forgotten the ,olden (ule. Sometimes, it is good to be reminded again that, regardless of circumstances and events, deep inside we would all like to be treated kindly and with respect; as such, we should treat others as we would want them to treat us. )n;oy. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Mount Wasin"ton i%a"e &it )er%ission fro% te Mount Wasin"ton O(servatory+ #an!s8 Cre&9 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
#e 6olden Rule (y Na)oleon Dill For %ore tan four tousand years %en ave (een )reacin" te 6olden Rule as a suita(le rule of conduct a%on" %en8 (ut unfortunately te &orld (as acce)ted te letter &ile totally %issin" te s)irit of tis Universal In2unction+ We ave acce)ted te 6olden Rule )iloso)y %erely as a sound rule of etical conduct (ut &e ave failed to understand te la& u)on &ic it is (ased+ I ave eard te 6olden Rule =uoted scores of ti%es8 (ut I do not recall avin" ever eard an e?)lanation of te la& u)on &ic it is (ased8 and not until recent years did I understand tat la&8 fro% &ic I a% led to (elieve tat tose &o =uoted it did not understand it+ #e 6olden Rule %eans8 su(stantially8 to do unto oters as you &ould &is te% to do unto you if your )ositions &ere reversed+ $ut &yM Wat is te real reason for tis !indly consideration of otersM #e real reason is tis/ #ere is an eternal la& trou" te o)eration of &ic &e rea) tat &ic &e so&+ Wen you select te rule of conduct (y &ic you "uide yourself in your transactions &it oters8 you &ill (e fair and 2ust8 very li!ely8 if you !no& tat you are settin" into %otion8 (y tat selection8 a #o1er tat &ill run its course for &eal or &oe in te lives of oters8 returnin"8 finally8 to el) or to inder you8 accordin" to its nature+ @Watsoever a %an so&et tat sall (e also rea)9A It is your )rivile"e to deal un2ustly &it oters8 (ut8 if you understand te la& u)on &ic te 6olden Rule is (ased8 you %ust !no& tat your un2ust dealin"s &ill @co%e o%e to roost+A If you fully understood te )rinci)les descri(ed in Lesson #en8 on accurate thought8 it &ill (e =uite easy for you to understand te la& u)on &ic te 6olden Rule is (ased+ You cannot )ervert or can"e te course of tis la&8 but you can ada#t yourself to its nature and thereby use it as an irresistible #o1er that 1ill carry you to heights of achie/ement 1hich could not be attained 1ithout its aid+ #is la& does not sto) (y %erely flin"in" (ac! u)on you your acts of in2ustice and un!indness to&ard oters* it "oes furter tan tis 1 %uc furter 1 and returns to you te results of every tou"t tat you release+ #erefore8 not alone is it advisa(le to @do unto oters as you &is te% to do unto you8A (ut to avail yourself fully of te (enefits of tis "reat Universal La& you %ust @tin! of oters as you &is te% to tin! of you+A #e la& u)on &ic te 6olden Rule is (ased (e"ins affectin" you8 eiter for "ood or evil8 te %o%ent you release a thought+ It as a%ounted al%ost to a &orld7&ide tra"edy tat )eo)le ave not "enerally understood tis la&+ <es)ite te si%)licity of te la& it is )ractically all tere is to (e learned tat is of endurin" value to %an8 for it is te %ediu% trou" &ic &e (eco%e te %asters of our o&n destiny+ Success Key/ So%e Succeed8 Oters Fail + + + WyM Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q March AD, ADBD Q Printer-friendly @So%e succeed8 oters fail + + + &yMA #is =uestion as %ystified )eo)le since u%ans first (eca%e dissatisfied &it cave d&ellin"s and tried to find so%e &ay to %a!e life %ore co%forta(le+ Pera)s te follo&in" co%)arisons (et&een te caracteristics of a failure and a successful )erson &ill el) ans&er te =uestion+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Some Succeed, Others 2ail % % % -hy3 "hat a beautiful Saturday morning here in the greater %ew $ork 3ity metro area. #t is the first day of Spring, the sun is shining brightly, and temperatures will be around CH degrees today. %ot bad for March, particularly after a very cold and snowy winter, which ended so abruptly ;ust a few short weeks ago. Today2s Success Key post comes directly from the great Success Master, %apoleon 4ill. The following article first appeared in 4ill2s Success =nlimited maga/ine long ago. 7ut, the principles laid out are as solid today as when first published. (ead this essay carefully and consider to which person you more readily identify. This will provide you with an immediate Success barometer reading and whether some changes need to be made immediately. Thanks, all, for supporting our site. #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Spring in %orth 3onway, %ew 4ampshire, near the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains. Photo by 'ill -orval "init/er on May AH, ADDE. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, So%e Succeed8 Oters Fail+ + + WyM Na)oleon Dill ISome succeed, others fail . . . why1J This 5uestion has mystified people since humans first became dissatisfied with cave dwellings and tried to find some way to make life more comfortable. Perhaps the following comparisons between the characteristics of a failure and a successful person will help answer the 5uestion. The successful person knows precisely what she desires, has a plan for getting it, believes in her ability to get it, and devotes a ma;or portion of her time to ac5uiring it. The failure has no definite purpose in life, believes that all success is the result of Iluck,J and moves on her own initiative only when forced to do so. The success is a master salesperson who has learned the art of influencing others to cooperate in a friendly spirit to carry out her plans and purposes. The failure finds fault with people. She goes out of her way to let them know about her critical attitude. The successful person thinks before she speaks. She weighs her words carefully. nd she emphasi/es her likes concerning people, minimi/ing her dislikes or not mentioning them at all. The unsuccessful person does ;ust the opposite. She speaks first, thinks later. 4er words bring only regret and embarrassment and cost her irretrievable benefits because of the resentment they engender. The successful person e.presses opinions only after having informed herself so she can do so intelligently. The failure e.presses opinions on sub;ects about which she has little or no knowledge. The successful person budgets time, income and e.penditures. She lives within her means. The failure s5uanders time and income with a contemptuous disregard for their value. The successful person takes a keen interest in people, especially those with whom she has something in common, and cultivates a bond of friendship with them. The failure cultivates only those from whom she wants something. The successful person is open-minded and tolerant on all sub;ects, toward all people. The failure has a closed mind, steeped in intolerance, which shuts her off from the recognition of favorable opportunities and the friendly cooperation of others. The successful person keeps abreast of the times and makes it an important responsibility to know what is going on, not only in her own business, profession or community but throughout the entire world. The failure concerns herself only with her immediate needs, ac5uiring them by whatever means are available P fair or foul. The successful person keeps her mind and outlook on life positive at all times. She recogni/es that the space she occupies in the world and the success she en;oys depend upon the 5uality and 5uantity of service she renders. She makes it a habit to render more service than she promises. The failure looks for Isomething for nothing,J or something under the table which she did not earn. nd when she fails to get it, she blames the greed of others. The successful person has a keen respect for her 3reator and e.presses it fre5uently through prayers and deeds of helpfulness to others. The failure believes in nothing but her own desire for food and shelter and seeks those at the e.pense of others when and where she can. ll in all, there is a big difference in both the words and the deeds of the successful person and the failure. 7ut each person is where she is and what she is because of her own mental attitude toward herself and others. Success Key No+ ../ Stren"t 6ro&s Out of Stru""le Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q March A@, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Stru""le si%ilarly tou"ens te u%an s)irit+ Most )eo)le try to "o trou" life follo&in" te )at of least resistance+ #ey fail to reco"ni>e tat tis )iloso)y is &at %a!es rivers croo!ed 1 and so%eti%es does te sa%e for u%an (ein"s+ Witout te stren"t of caracter tat "ro&s out of stru""le8 &e &ould (e %i"tily te%)ted to flo& trou" life &it little )ur)ose or )lan+
Success $ey' Strength 0ro1s Out of Struggle Today2s Success 6ey is short and sweet - but don2t let that fool you as to the Power of this 6ey. #t is a.iomatic that achievement of any significance re5uires effort and struggle. %othing worthwhile in life comes without struggle. 8therwise, it would be easy and everyone would be able to accomplish it. Think about it. ,len 7oulder Trail Giew in the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains, %ew 4ampshire. Photo by Pascal *espacrance--aoust on March DF, ADDC. 3onsider -onald Trump, who most of us would agree has accomplished Success of an enormous magnitude. -id Mr. Trump ;ust !step in it1! "as it easy for him to get where he is today1 "as his path to Success a !piece of cake1! 8f course not. Trump2s rise to a multi-billionaire was fraught and filled with effort and struggle of the kind that most in this world simply would not be able to endure. Most - FF.FFN - would simply give up in face of the struggles that Trump has had to overcome to get where he is now. # know that for a fact. 4ow1 7ecause if # was wrong, that FF.FFN would be ;ust as rich and wealthy as Trump. Moreover, Trump has stated as much, repeatedly, over the years - that his ;ourney has been very, very difficult. #ndeed, Trump still struggles. Presently, he is embroiled in a bitter battle with mogul 3arl #chan in the =.S. 7ankruptcy 3ourts as to the value of Trump2s %ew 'ersey casino business. 4ow many of us have the stomach for such nasty litigation - of which bankruptcy adversary proceedings universally are. Most, the vast ma;ority, could not stand strong in the face of such struggle and would readily give up. $et, all who do Succeed will tell you that it is out of the struggle itself that the will to Succeed grows. Strength grows out of struggle, and Strength is a foundation to Success. 7ehind every legitimate Success story is a seed of e5uivalent worth as to the Struggle to get there. %apoleon 4ill wrote about Strength, Struggle and Success years before he wrote Think and Grow Rich based on his e.haustive study of the world2s most Successful individuals. The following is our Success Manual Strategist edition of one such article, Strength ,rows 8ut of Success. #t is a great pearl of "isdom; heed it closely. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Struggle is a clever device through which %ature compels humanity to develop, e.pand and progress. #t is either an ordeal or a magnificent e.perience, depending on oneOs attitude toward it. Success is impossible P unthinkable even P without it. *ife, from birth to death, is literally an unbroken chain of ever-increasing, unavoidable struggle. The education we receive from the struggles we face is cumulative P we get it a little at a time from every e.perience we encounter. I-o the thing,J said )merson, Iand you shall have the power.J Meet struggle and master it, says %ature, and you shall have the strength and wisdom sufficient for all your needs. #ndeed, the strongest trees in the forest arenOt those most protected; they are those that must struggle against all elements and other trees P and surmount them P to survive. The scattered oak trees standing in the open fields where they were e.posed to the full force of the bla/ing sun and blasts of wind are those that grow the strongest. These trees strained against %ature P they struggled P and, thus, are far stronger and tougher than the protected oaks deep in the forest. #t was timber from the trees that had struggled that the wagon builder uses for building wagon wheels, bending them into arc- shaped segments, without fear that they would break. 7ecause they had struggled, they had grown strong enough to bear the heaviest loads. Struggle similarly toughens the human spirit. Most people try to go through life following the path of least resistance. They fail to recogni/e that this philosophy is what makes rivers crooked P and sometimes does the same for human beings. "ithout the strength of character that grows out of struggle, we would be mightily tempted to flow through life with little purpose or plan. 8nce we understand the broad purpose of life, we become reconciled to the circumstances that force us to struggle. s a result, we accept struggle for what it is P opportunity. Struggle forces us to move when we would otherwise stand .still. nd it leads us eventually to the full reali/ation that success comes only through struggle. %othing worthwhile in life is ever achieved without a struggle. #f it were easy, everyone would do it. "herever you find a successful person, you will find a person who has struggled in his or her life. *ife is a struggle and the rewards go to those who meet difficulty face to face, overcome it, and move on to the ne.t challenge. 7y running to embrace struggle, rather than trying to avoid it, you, too, can use it to help you learn, grow P and succeed. Success Key No+ .0/ <isci)line Yourself for Success Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q March <B, ADBD Q Printer-friendly -ll too often )eo)le =uit &en te "oin" "ets tou"8 often &en 2ust one more ste# &ould ave carried te% triu%)antly to victory+ #ere is one un(eata(le rule for te %astery of sorro&s and disa))oint%ents8 and tat is trans%utation of tose e%otional frustrations trou" definite )lannin"+ It is a rule tat as no e=ual+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' (isci#line +ourself for Success Your tou"t a(its are su(2ect to your control and self7disci)line+ $y Na)oleon Dill and Ricard -+ Catalina8 Nr+8 Es=+ "hen the going was the hardest, 7en;amin -israeli, on of )nglandOs greatest prime ministers, drew on his willpower to its greatest capacity. #t sustained him through the emergencies of temporary defeat and brought him through to victory. #n summari/ing his achievements in one short sentence, he said0 IThe secret of success is constancy of purpose&J ll too often people 5uit when the going gets tough, often when ;ust one more step would have carried them triumphantly to victory. There is one unbeatable rule for the mastery of sorrows and disappointments, and that is transmutation of those emotional frustrations through definite planning. #t is a rule that has no e5ual. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire, viewed from South Twin. Photo by 7ob ndrews, March AK, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $our thought habits are sub;ect to your control and self-discipline. They are the only circumstances of your life over which you have complete control. This privilege carries with it a heavy responsibility because it is the one privilege that determines, more than any other, the position in life you shall occupy. #f this privilege is neglected by your failure to voluntarily form habits designed to lead to the attainment of definite ends, then the circumstances of life which are beyond your control will do the ;ob for you, and what an e.tremely poor ;ob it often becomes& #f you make your thought habits to order, they will carry you to the attainment of any desired goal within your reach. 8r you can allow the uncontrollable circumstances of your life to make your thought habits for you, and they will carry you ine.orably to failureOs shore on the great river of life. Turn on the full powers of your will and take complete control of your life. $our mind was given to you as a servant to carry out your desires. %o one may enter it or influence it in the slightest degree without your consent and cooperation. 4arness its power and use it to serve your needs. +reedom of body and mind, independence and economic security are the results of personal initiative e.pressed through self-discipline. 7y no other means may these universal desires be assured. REMEM$ER/ +ou are 1here you are and 1hat you are because of your habits of thought4 Can"e your tou"t a(its BcauseC and you can"e te circu%stances of your life BeffectC 7 it is tat si%)le+ NatureIs Success Story/ Flyin" Pen"uins Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril A, ADBD Q Printer-friendly -ll te )rocesses of Nature are Successful+ Nature !no&s no failures+ Se never )lans for anytin" (ut Success+ Se ai%s at results in every for% and %anner+ #o Succeed in te (est and fullest sense of te ter%8 &e %ust8 &it Nature as our %odel8 co)y er %etods+ In er )rinci)les and la&s &e sall discover all te secrets of Success+ 7 Ray%ond Dolli&ell8 'Wor!in" &it te La&' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' Use ature As Our 0uide 4ow often # have either read the above statement by (aymond 4olliwell in his Master 3lassic, Wor!in" &it te La&, or heard it read by Master Success Teacher, 7ob Proctor, while # studied under his direction in a personal coaching program during ADDE- ADDF. Some of 7ob2s most profound lessons were those in which he worked with 4olliwell2s 3lassic. %ewly discovered flying penguins taking flight in ntarctica. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Taking this lesson to heart, it was recently discovered by a 773 team doing scientific work in ntarctica that there #S a certain breed of penguins - previously unknown - that can actually +*$. %ature never plans to fail; nature only plans for Success, and these flying penguins embody that principle perfectly. #f penguins can fly, so can you - so get off your duff, stop complaining, and M6) #T 4PP)%. Success Key No+ .;/ Success is an Effect Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril BK, ADBD Q Printer-friendly 6ettin" &at you &ant is success* and success is an effect8 co%in" fro% te a))lication of a cause+ Success is essentially te sa%e in all cases* te difference is in te tin"s te successful )eo)le &ant8 (ut not in te success+ It is8 terefore8 %ate%atically certain tat you can succeed if you &ill find out te cause of success8 and develo) it to sufficient stren"t8 and a))ly it )ro)erly to your &or!* for te a))lication of a sufficient cause can not fail to )roduce a "iven effect+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' Success is an Effect The beauty of having a Success *ibrary is that all of the works previously read remain ready, willing and able to offer their timeless "isdom on a moment2s notice. # don2t know how many times # have read some of the Success Manuals in my *ibrary. $es, # have my favorites. 4owever, even the less-than-favorites 9they are all great in their own right: hold great Success secrets, and perhaps because they are read less often, they sometimes seem to reveal deeper meaning after significant time has lapsed since their last reading. 8f course, my mentor, 7ob Proctor, would say that we don2t read or understand new material in subse5uent readings of books; rather, we have grown, and therefore are now capable of understanding what was always there. 4e2s absolutely right. *ate season snow covers Mt. "ashington of the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire. Photo by Peter 3rane on May @, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
#n any event, because it is one of the most downloaded Success Manual2s on this site, # started reading !Do& to 6et Wat You Want,! a short - but highly powerful - manual written by Wallace <+ Wattles. -espite having read it at least a half-do/en times before, it hit me as though # was reading it for the first time. !4ow to ,et "hat $ou "ant! is e.tremely empowering. To celebrate my new found interest in one of the greatest - in my opinion - Success Manual2s, over the ne.t five days we will be posting a chapter each day. Today is 3hapter B, which # have entitled !Success is an )ffect.! (ead it 9and all of the subse5uent chapters to be posted: carefully - its magnificence is in its simplicity& #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success is an Effect 6ettin" &at you &ant is success* and success is an effect8 co%in" fro% te a))lication of a cause+ Success is essentially te sa%e in all cases* te difference is in te tin"s te successful )eo)le &ant8 (ut not in te success+ Success is essentially te sa%e8 &eter it results in te attain%ent of ealt8 &ealt8 develo)%ent or )osition* success is attain%ent8 &itout re"ard to te tin"s attained+ -nd it is a la& in nature tat li!e causes al&ays )roduce li!e effects* terefore8 since success is te sa%e in all cases8 te cause of success %ust (e te sa%e in all cases+ #e cause of success is al&ays in te )erson &o succeeds* you &ill see tat tis %ust (e true8 (ecause if te cause of success &ere in nature8 outside te )erson8 ten all )ersons si%ilarly situated &ould succeed+ #e cause of success is not in te environ%ent of te individual8 (ecause if it &ere8 all )ersons &itin a "iven radius &ould (e successful8 and success &ould (e &olly a %atter of nei"(orood* and &e see tat )eo)le &ose environ%ents are )ractically te sa%e8 and &o live in te sa%e nei"(orood so& us all de"rees of success and failure* terefore8 &e !no& tat te cause of success %ust (e in te individual8 and no&ere else+ It is8 terefore8 %ate%atically certain tat you can succeed if you &ill find out te cause of success8 and develo) it to sufficient stren"t8 and a))ly it )ro)erly to your &or!* for te a))lication of a sufficient cause can not fail to )roduce a "iven effect+ If tere is a failure any&ere8 of any !ind8 it is (ecause te cause &as eiter not sufficient or &as not )ro)erly a))lied+ #e cause of success is so%e )o&er &itin you* you ave te )o&er to develo) any )o&er to a li%itless e?tent* for tere is no end to %ental "ro&t* you can increase te stren"t of tis )o&er indefinitely8 and so you can %a!e it stron" enou" to do &at you &ant to do8 and to "et &at you &ant to "et* &en it is stron" enou" you can learn o& to a))ly it to te &or!8 and terefore8 you can certainly succeed+ -ll you ave to learn is &at is te cause of success8 and o& it %ust (e a))lied+ #e develo)%ent of te s)ecial faculties to (e used in your &or! is essential+ We do not e?)ect any one to succeed as a %usician &itout develo)in" te %usical faculty* and it &ould (e a(surd to e?)ect a %acinist to succeed &itout develo)in" te %ecanical faculty8 a cler"y%an to succeed &itout develo)in" s)iritual understandin" and te use of &ords8 or a (an!er to succeed &itout develo)in" te faculty of finance+ -nd in coosin" a (usiness8 you sould coose te one &ic &ill call for te use of your stron"est faculties+ If you ave "ood %ecanical a(ility8 and are not s)iritually %inded and ave no co%%and of lan"ua"e8 do not try to )reac* and if you ave te taste and talent to co%(ine colors and fa(rics into (eautiful creation in %illinery and dress8 do not learn ty)e&ritin" or steno"ra)y* "et into a (usiness &ic &ill use your stron"est faculties8 and develo) tese faculties all you can* and even tis is not enou" to insure success+ #ere are )eo)le &it fine %usical talent &o fail as %usicians* &it "ood %ecanical a(ility &o fail as car)enters8 (lac!s%its and %acinists* &it dee) s)irituality and fluent use of lan"ua"e &o fail as cler"y%en* &it !een and lo"ical %inds &o fail as la&yers8 and so on* te s)ecial faculties used in your &or! are te tools you use8 (ut success does not de)end alone on avin" "ood tools* it de)ends %ore on te )o&er &ic uses and a))lies te tools+ $e sure tat your tools are te (est and !e)t in te (est condition* you can cultivate any faculty to any desired e?tent+ #e a))lication of te %usical faculty causes success in %usic* tat of te %ecanical faculty causes success in %ecanical )ursuits* tat of te financial faculty causes success in (an!in"8 and so on* and te so%etin" &ic a))lies tese faculties8 or causes te% to (e a))lied is te cause of success+ #e faculties are tools* te user of te tools is you8 yourself* tat in you &ic can cause you to use te tools in te ri"t &ay8 at te ri"t ti%e and in te ri"t )lace is te cause of success+ Wat is tis so%etin" in te )erson &ic causes i% to use is faculties successfullyM Wat it is and o& to develo) it &ill (e fully e?)lained in te ne?t section* (ut (efore ta!in" tat u) you sould read tis section over several ti%es8 so as to fi? u)on your %ind te i%)re"na(le lo"ic of te state%ent tat you can succeed+ You can* and if you study te fore"oin" ar"u%ent &ell8 you &ill (e convinced tat you can* and to (eco%e convinced tat you can succeed is te first re=uisite to success+ Success Key No+ .G/ -ctive Po&er Consciousness Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril BH, ADBD Q Printer-friendly #e faculties of te u%an %ind are te tools &it &ic success is attained8 and te ri"t a))lication of tese tools to your &or! or (usiness &ill do it successfully and "et &at you &ant+ - fe& )eo)le succeed (ecause tey use teir faculties successfully8 and te %a2orities8 &o ave e=ually "ood faculties8 fail (ecause tey use te% unsuccessfully+ #ere is so%etin" in te %an &o succeeds &ic ena(les i% to use is faculties successfully8 and tis so%etin" %ust (e cultivated (y all &o succeed+ #is 'so%etin"' is -ctive Po&er Consciousness+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey o% 56' Acti/e *o1er Consciousness - +our *o1erful Success 2aculty Today2s post is the 3hapter A of !Do& to 6et Wat You Want! by Success and La& of -ttraction master, Wallace <+ Wattles. $esterday, we posted 3hapter B, !Success Is -n Effect,! and in the ne.t few days we will continue the series by posting the remaining three chapters of this H-chapter power-packed Success Manual. 3limbers ascend the *eft ,ully and the 3hute from the 7owl in Tuckerman2s (avine ad;acent to Mt. "ashington of the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains, %ew 4ampshire. Photo by -avid T. Palreiro on May E, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Today2s lesson includes an empowering autosuggestion 9affirmation: that "attles instructs to practice consistently for a month !with persistence.! s stated by the author !Practice the . . . autosuggestion for a month with persistence, and you will begin to 6%8" that you have within you that which 3% do what you want to do; and then you will be ready for the ne.t section which will tell you how to proceed in doing what you want to do. 7ut remember, that it is absolutely essential that you should first impress upon the subconscious mind the knowledge that you 3%.! s has so often been stated by many Success Masters and Teachers, !the man who can is the man who thinks he can.! (ead what Mr. "attles has to say about the sub;ect - it may surprise you& 4appy readings . . . and studying . . . and practicing . . . #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -ctive Po&er Consciousness #e faculties of te u%an %ind are te tools &it &ic success is attained8 and te ri"t a))lication of tese tools to your &or! or (usiness &ill do it successfully and "et &at you &ant+ - fe& )eo)le succeed (ecause tey use teir faculties successfully8 and te %a2ority8 &o ave e=ually "ood faculties8 fail (ecause tey use te% unsuccessfully+ #ere is so%etin" in te %an &o succeeds &ic ena(les i% to use is faculties successfully8 and tis so%etin" %ust (e cultivated (y all &o succeed* te =uestion is8 Wat is itM It is ard to find a &ord &ic sall e?)ress it8 and not (e %isleadin"+ #is so%etin" is Poise* and )oise is )eace and )o&er co%(ined* (ut it is %ore tan )oise8 for )oise is a condition8 and tis so%etin" is an action as &ell as a condition+ #is So%etin" is Fait* (ut it is %ore tan fait8 as fait is co%%only understood/ -s co%%only understood8 fait consists in te action of (elievin" tin"s &ic cannot (e )roved* and te So%etin" &ic causes success is %ore tan tat+ It is Conscious Po&er in -ction+ It is -C#IFE POWER7 CONSCIOUSNESS+ Po&er7Consciousness is &at you feel &en you !no& tat you can do a tin"* and you !no& DOW to do te tin"+ If I can cause you to KNOW tat you can succeed8 and to !no& tat you !no& DOW to succeed8 I ave )laced success &itin your "ras)* for if you !no& tat you can do a tin" and !no& tat you !no& o& to do it8 it is i%)ossi(le tat you sould fail to do it8 if you really try+ Wen you are in full Po&er7Consciousness8 you &ill a))roac te tas! in an a(solutely successful fra%e of %ind+ Every tou"t &ill (e a successful tou"t8 every action a successful action* and if every tou"t and action is successful8 te su%7total of all your actions cannot (e failure+ Wat I ave to do in tese lessons8 ten8 is to teac you o& to create Po&er7 Consciousness in yourself8 so tat you &ill !no& tat you can do &at you &ant to do and ten to teac you o& to do &at you &ant to do+ Read a"ain te )recedin" section* it )roves (y unans&era(le lo"ic tat you C-N succeed+ It so&s tat all tat is in any %ind is in your %ind* te difference8 if any8 (ein" in develo)%ent+ It is a fact in nature tat te undevelo)ed is al&ays ca)a(le of develo)%ent* &e see ten tat te cause of success is in you8 and is ca)a(le of full develo)%ent+ Davin" read tis you %ust (elieve tat it is )ossi(le for you to succeed* (ut it is not enou" for you to (elieve tat you can* you %ust !no& tat you can* and te su(7conscious %ind %ust !no& it as &ell as te o(2ective %ind+ Peo)le ave a &ay of sayin"8 @e can &o tin!s e canA* (ut tis is not true+ It is not even true tat e can &o !no&s e can8 if only te o(2ective %ind is s)o!en of* for te su(7conscious %ind &ill often co%)letely set aside and overco%e &at is )ositively !no&n (y te o(2ective %ind+ It is a true state%ent8 o&ever8 tat e can &ose su(7conscious %ind !no&s tat e can* and it is es)ecially true if is o(2ective %ind as (een trained to do te &or!+ Peo)le fail (ecause tey tin!8 o(2ectively8 tat tey can do tin"s8 (ut do not !no&8 su(7 consciously8 tat tey can do te%+ It is %ore tan li!ely tat your su(7 conscious %ind is even no& i%)ressed &it dou(ts of your a(ility to succeed* and tese %ust (e re%oved8 or it &ill &itold its )o&er &en you need it %ost+ #e su(7conscious %ind is te source fro% &ic )o&er co%es in te action of any faculty* and a dou(t &ill cause tis )o&er to (e &iteld8 and te action &ill (e &ea!* terefore8 your first ste) %ust (e to i%)ress your su(7conscious %ind &it tat fact tat you C-N+ #is %ust (e done (y re)eated su""estions+ Practice te follo&in" %ental e?ercise several ti%es a day8 and es)ecially 2ust (efore "oin" to slee)* tin! =uietly a(out te su(7conscious %entality8 &ic )er%eates your &ole (ody as &ater )er%eates a s)on"e* as you tin! of tis %ind8 try to feel it* you &ill soon (e a(le to (eco%e conscious of it+ Dold tis consciousness8 and say &it dee)8 earnest feelin"/ @I C-N succeed9 -ll tat is )ossi(le to any one is )ossi(le to %e+ I -M successful+ I do succeed8 for I a% full of te Po&er of Success+A #is is te si%)le trut+ Reali>e tat it is true8 and re)eat it over and over until your %entality is saturated trou" and trou" &it te !no&led"e tat YOU C-N <O WD-# YOU W-N# #O <O+ You can* oter )eo)le ave8 and you can do %ore tan any one as ever done8 for no one as ever yet used all te )o&er tat is ca)a(le of (ein" used+ It is &itin your )o&er to %a!e a "reater success in your (usiness tan any one as ever %ade (efore you+ Practice te a(ove autosu""estion for a %ont &it )ersistence8 and you &ill (e"in to KNOW tat you ave &itin you tat &ic C-N do &at you &ant to do* and ten you &ill (e ready for te ne?t section &ic &ill tell you o& to )roceed in doin" &at you &ant to do+ $ut re%e%(er tat it is a(solutely essential tat you sould first i%)ress u)on te su(7conscious %ind te !no&led"e tat you C-N+ Success Key No+ .H/ #e La& of Constructive -ction Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril B@, ADBD Q Printer-friendly #o "et %ore8 you %ust %a!e constructive use of &at you ave+ You cannot use &at you ave not* terefore8 your )ro(le% is o& to %a!e te %ost constructive use of &at you already ave+ <o not &aste any ti%e considerin" o& you &ould use certain tin"s if you ad te%* consider8 si%)ly8 o& to use &at you ave+ It is also certain tat you &ill )ro"ress %ore ra)idly if you %a!e te %ost )erfect use of &at you ave+ In fact8 te de"ree of ra)idity &it &ic you attain &at you &ant &ill de)end u)on te )erfection &it &ic you use &at you ave+ Many )eo)le are at a standstill8 or find tin"s co%in" teir &ay very slo&ly (ecause tey are %a!in" only )artial use of )resent %eans8 )o&er and o))ortunities+ 7 Wallace <+ Wattles8 'Do& to 6et Wat You Want' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey o% 57' Ta"e Constructi/e Action by (oing *erfectly -hat +ou Can O- 3ontinuing with our H-part Success Series from !Do& to 6et Wat You Want! by "allace -. "attles, today2s post is chapter <, which we have entitled !Construction -ction.! Taking 3onstructive ction is a basic tenet to achieving Success. #n essence, the *aw of 3onstructive ction states that we must do NOW all that we can in a perfect and Successful manner in order to advance and Succeed. 7y doing little things Successfully, we attain Success. #t is all in the details. Moreover, our present circumstances may be such that we are not doing or working our !ideal! ;ob or profession. =nder the *aw of 3onstructive ction, before we may advance into that more ideal or perfect ;ob or profession 9or whatever else it may be that we want to do:, we must first perfect our present situation. 8nly when we do so, do we out"ro& our present circumstance and are therefore entitled to advance to a higher level. #n essence, we must earn our advancement by perfecting what we can NOW. This comports with our earlier post on #e La& of -ttraction and #a!in" -ction.
Mt. 'efferson of the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire as viewed from the uto (oad that transcends Mt. "ashington. Photo by 7ryce Santoro on May BA, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
# have e.perienced application of this *aw personally over and over in my life. *ike all true *aws, it works perfectly every time. s Stephen 4awking noted in The #niverse in a $utshell, ! law is not a law if it only holds sometimes.! ,et going - there are %8 e.cuses as to why you cannot implement the *aw of 3onstructive ction immediately into your life. Make every act you do absolutely perfect. 8thers may not notice, but $8= will notice, the =%#G)(S) will notice and, most importantly, ,8- will notice. nd, that is all that counts. #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Constructive -ction Davin" filled your %entality8 conscious and su(7conscious8 &it te fait tat you C-N "et &at you &ant8 te ne?t =uestion is one of te %etods+ You !no& tat you can do it if you )roceed in te ri"t &ay* (ut &ic is te ri"t &ayM #is %uc is certain* to "et %ore8 you %ust %a!e constructive use of &at you ave+ You cannot use &at you ave not* terefore8 your )ro(le% is o& to %a!e te %ost constructive use of &at you already ave+ <o not &aste any ti%e considerin" o& you &ould use certain tin"s if you ad te%* consider8 si%)ly8 o& to use &at you ave+ It is also certain tat you &ill )ro"ress %ore ra)idly if you %a!e te %ost )erfect use of &at you ave+ In fact8 te de"ree of ra)idity &it &ic you attain &at you &ant &ill de)end u)on te )erfection &it &ic you use &at you ave+ Many )eo)le are at a standstill8 or find tin"s co%in" teir &ay very slo&ly (ecause tey are %a!in" only )artial use of )resent %eans8 )o&er and o))ortunities+ You %ay see tis )oint %ore )lainly (y considerin" an analo"y in nature+ In te )rocess of evolution8 te s=uirrels develo)ed teir lea)in" )o&er to its fullest e?tent* ten a continuous effort to advance (rou"t fort te flyin" s=uirrel8 &ic as a %e%(rane unitin" te le"s in suc a &ay as to for% a )aracute and ena(le te ani%al to sail so%e distance (eyond an ordinary lea)+ - little e?tension of te )aracute 2u%) of te flyin" s=uirrel )roduced te (at8 &ic as %e%(ranous &in"s and can fly* and continuous fli"t )roduced te (ird &it featered &in"s+ #e transition fro% one )lane to anoter &as acco%)lised si%)ly (y )erfectin" and e?tendin" functions+ If te s=uirrels ad not !e)t lea)in" furter and furter8 tere &ould ave (een no flyin" s=uirrel8 and no )o&er of fli"t+ Ma!in" constructive use of te lea)in" )o&er )roduced fli"t+ If you are only 2u%)in" alf as far as you can8 you &ill never fly+ In nature8 &e see tat life advances fro% one )lane to anoter (y )erfectin" function on te lo&er )lane+ Wenever an or"anis% contains %ore life tan it can e?)ress (y functionin" )erfectly on its o&n )lane8 it (e"ins to )erfor% te functions of te ne?t i"er8 or lar"er )lane+ #e first s=uirrel &ic (e"an to develo) te )aracute %e%(rane %ust ave (een a very )erfect lea)er+ #is is te funda%ental )rinci)le of evolution8 and of all attain%ent+ In accordance &it tis )rinci)le8 ten8 you can advance only (y %ore tan fillin" your )resent )lace+ You %ust do8 )erfectly8 all tat you can do no&* and it is te la& tat (y doin" )erfectly all tat you can do no& you &ill (eco%e a(le to do later tin"s &ic you cannot do no&+ #e doin" to )erfection of one tin" invaria(ly )rovides us &it te e=ui)%ent for doin" te ne?t lar"er tin"8 (ecause it is a )rinci)le inerent in nature tat life continuously advances+ Every )erson &o does one tin" )erfect is instantly )resented &it an o))ortunity to (e"in doin" te ne?t lar"er tin"+ #is is te universal la& of all life8 and is unfailin"+ First8 do )erfectly all tat you can do no&* !ee) on doin" it )erfectly until te doin" of it (eco%es so easy tat you ave sur)lus )o&er left after doin" it* ten (y tis sur)lus )o&er you &ill "et a old on te &or! of a i"er )lane8 and (e"in to e?tend your corres)ondence &it environ%ent+ 6et into a (usiness &ic &ill use your stron"est faculties8 even if you %ust co%%ence at te (otto%* ten develo) tose faculties to te ut%ost+ Cultivate )o&er7consciousness8 so tat you can a))ly your faculties successfully8 and a))ly te% in doin" )erfectly everytin" you can do no&8 &ere you are no&+ <o not &ait for a can"e of environ%ent* it %ay never co%e+ Your only &ay of reacin" a (etter environ%ent is (y %a!in" constructive use of your )resent environ%ent+ Only te %ost co%)lete use of your )resent environ%ent &ill )lace you in a %ore desira(le one+ If you &is to e?tend your )resent (usiness8 re%e%(er tat you can only do it (y doin" in te %ost )erfect %anner te (usiness you already ave+ Wen you )ut life enou" into your (usiness to %ore tan fill it8 te sur)lus &ill "et you %ore (usiness+ <o not reac out after %ore until you ave life to s)are after doin" )erfectly all tat you ave to do no&+ It is of no advanta"e to ave %ore &or! or %ore (usiness tan you ave life to do )erfectly* if tat is te case8 increase your vital )o&er first+ -nd re%e%(er8 it is te )erfection &it &ic you do &at you ave to do no& tat e?tends your field and (rin"s you in touc &it a lar"er environ%ent+ $ear in %ind tat te %otive force &ic "ets you &at you &ant is life* and tat &at you &ant8 in te last analysis8 is only an o))ortunity to live %ore* and tat8 terefore8 you can "et &at you &ant only trou" te o)eration of tat universal la& (y &ic all life advances continuously into fuller e?)ression+ #at la& is tat &enever an or"anis% as %ore life tan can find e?)ression (y functionin" )erfectly on a "iven )lane8 its sur)lus life lifts it to te ne?t i"er )lane+ Wen you )ut enou" of yourself into your )resent &or! to do it )erfectly8 your sur)lus )o&er &ill e?tend your &or! into a lar"er field+ It is also essential tat you sould ave in %ind &at you &ant8 so tat your sur)lus )o&er %ay (e turned in te ri"t direction+ For% a clear conce)tion of &at you see! to acco%)lis8 (ut do not let &at you see! to acco%)lis interfere &it doin" )erfectly &at you ave to do no&+ Your conce)t of &at you &ant is a "uide to your ener"ies8 and an ins)iration to cause you to a))ly te% to te ut%ost to your )resent &or!+ Live for te future no&+ Su))ose tat your desire is to ave a de)art%ent store8 and you ave only ca)ital enou" to start a )eanut stand+ <o not try to start a de)art%ent store today8 on a )eanut stand ca)ital* (ut start te )eanut stand in te full fait and confidence tat you &ill (e a(le to develo) it into a de)art%ent store+ Loo! u)on te )eanut stand %erely as te (e"innin" of te de)art%ent store8 and %a!e it "ro&* you can+ 6et %ore (usiness (y usin" constructively te (usiness you ave no&* "et %ore friends (y usin" constructively te friends you already ave* "et a (etter )osition (y usin" constructively te one you no& ave* "et %ore do%estic a))iness (y te constructive use of te love tat already e?ists in your o%e+ -)ollo .3/ One of te 6reatest Success Stories Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. 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'Failure is not an o)tion+' 7 6ene Krant>8 -)ollo .3 Fli"t <irector
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, A#ollo 58' One of the 0reatest Success Stories of Human Achie/ement and Trium#h I &as )lannin" to )ost today Part ; of te G7)art series on te )eno%enal Success Manual (y Wallace <+ Wattles8 'Ho1 to 0et -hat +ou -ant+' -s it turns out8 o&ever8 today %ar!s te ;4t anniversary of te return to Eart of te cre& of te -)ollo .3 lunar %ission+ I a% "oin" to can"e te scedule a (it+ The pollo B< *unar Mission launches with the lift-off the immense and powerful Saturn G rocket from the 6ennedy Space 3enter, +lorida. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
In %y u%(le o)inion8 -)ollo .3 is one of te "reatest Success stories of all ti%e+ I can tin! of no oter true8 real life accountin" of te triu%) of te u%an &ill and S)irit to overco%e suc adversity8 &it so %uc at sta!e Bu%an livesC+ #e story of -)ollo .3 is te ulti%ate Success* it &as a true MIR-CLE+ The damaged pollo B< Service Module as seen from the 3ommand Module after separation shortly before the pollo B< 3rew re-entered the )arth2s atmosphere. s can be seen, the e.plosion caused severe damage, ripping open the Service Module. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Weter you are fa%iliar &it te -)ollo .3 story or not8 I stron"ly ur"e you to see te .55G %ovie (y Ron Do&ard8 A#ollo 588 starrin" #o% Dan!s8 Kevin $acon and Ed Darris8 a%on" oter (rilliant actors+ Yes8 te %ovie is a )roduct of Dolly&ood and o(vious 'artistic li(erty' as (een ta!en to furter dra%ati>e tis cine%atic version of te real life story+ $ut8 te story is noneteless true and tis &ell )roduced %ovie is incredi(ly ins)irin"+ I re%e%(er -)ollo .3 =uite &ell+ #e &orld stood still8 &atced and )rayed for te safe return of te astronauts+ Overco%in" all odds8 tey did return 7 and in %ost re%ar!a(le fasion+ Members of the ground crew of Mission 3ontrol in 4ouston, Te.as, gather to discuss the disaster-plagued pollo B< spacecraft and returning the flight crew safely to )arth. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -hy did -)ollo .3 SucceedM Wen every indication &as tat te fate of te stranded astronauts sould ave ended in &orse case disaster8 o& &as it tat tey &ere a(le to return to Eart safelyM $oo!s could (e &ritten Band ave (een &rittenC on te su(2ect+ For &at it is &ort8 let %e tro& in a fe& very (rief 't&o cents' of %y o&n o(servations+ 1. #e Fli"t Cre& + #e -)ollo .3 cre&8 led (y Co%%ander Ni% Lovell8 refused to "ive7u)8 re%ained cool under fire8 &or!ed to"eter as a tea%8 and only considered one ulti%ate outco%e/ returnin" to Eart safely+ Wit eac disaster 7 indeed8 -)ollo .3 &as not 2ust one disaster8 (ut a series of 'cause and effect' disasters8 eac one (uildin" on te )revious 7 te cre& re%ained re%ar!a(ly cal%8 analy>ed te situation8 co%%unicated &it te "round cre&8 and too! -ction+ #ey refused to fall into 'victi% consciousness' and allo& te e?ternal events and circu%stances ta!e control of teir tou"ts and e%otions+ It is i%)ossi(le to Succeed &ile under te controllin" s)ell of 'victi% consciousness+' 2. #e 6round Cre& 7 Mission Control BDoustonC + Si%ilarly8 Douston &or!ed &ell as a tea%8 analy>in" te series of )ro(le%s and &or!in" to"eter to arrive at <efiniteness of Pur)ose and Plan+ - %a2or difficulty &it te entire -)ollo .3 disaster &as tat at te ti%e8 no(ody 7 fli"t or "round cre& 7 !ne& e?actly &at ad a))ened and o& to fi? it Bassu%in" tat it could (e fi?edC+ #e fli"t cre&8 &ile (ein" at te event8 could not see te results of te initial e?)losion+ #ey &ere in te dar!+ Douston &as not in %uc (etter )osition+ Do&ever8 te "round cre& did ave tele%etry fro% s)acecraft instru%entation+ Wile not understandin" te cause of te )ro(le%s8 Douston did !no& o& dire te situation &as and it &as only deterioratin" 7 =uic!ly+ In te end8 &at '(ro!e' on te -)ollo .3 service %odule &as never fi?ed+ Instead8 te "round cre& ca%e to"eter and develo)ed a Plan of -ction &it only ONE Pur)ose/ safely return te -)ollo .3 cre& to Eart+ #ea%&or!8 tea%&or!8 tea%&or!+ 3. 6ene Krant>8 -)ollo .3 Fli"t <irector + In te %ovie -)ollo .38 6eneJs caracter &as )layed (y te colorful Ed Darris8 &o )ortrays te fli"t director (rilliantly+ It &as 6eneJs refusal to even consider failure as a )ossi(ility and to LE-< is N-S- "round tea% tat %ay ave (een te sin"le %ost si"nificant factor resultin" in -)ollo .3Js safe return to Eart+ Wile yet addressin" te %ultitude of co%)le?8 co%)oundin" issues and )ro(le%s facin" te safe rescue of te fli"t cre&8 6ene ad )erfect Fision/ seein" tin"s not as tey &ere8 (ut as tey &ill (e+ Dis attitude and consciousness &as )erfect 'Success Consciousness' and e &ould not allo& any of is tea% %e%(ers to en"a"e in ne"ative tin!in" or 'victi% consciousness+' 6ene is !no&n for te follo&in" t&o =uotes8 &ic I ave ado)ted and use fre=uently &en confronted &it %y o&n o(stacles/ 'Failure is NO# an o)tion' and 'WeJve never lost an -%erican in s)ace* &e sure as ell arenJt "oin" to lose one on %y &atc+' #rue Leadersi)8 true Fision+ 4. Prayer + Yes8 )rayer+ #e entire &orld 7 fro% te United States to co%%unist Cina 7 &atced in real ti%e as te disaster and su(se=uent events unfolded+ In res)onse8 u%anity (anded to"eter in #ou"t and Prayer+ Focused #ou"t and focused Prayer 2oined &it te Universal Consciousness of our Creator+ #e )o&er of Prayer is i%%ense* &en te entire &orld 2oins to"eter in Prayer for a united cause8 tere is only (ut one outco%e/ MIR-CLE+ #e safe return to Eart of te -)ollo .3 cre& under tese facts and circu%stances &as notin" sort of a true8 real life MIR-CLE+ #ere is no oter e?)lanation+ The crew of pollo B< on board the =SS #wo 'ima after safely returning to )arth. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #e Success story of -)ollo .3 sould serve as a re%inder to us all tat -NY#DIN6 is )ossi(le+ -NY#DIN6. Success Key No+ .L/ Put Life into Every -ction Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril BF, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Put into every relation8 (usiness8 do%estic or social8 %ore tan enou" life to fill tat relation* ave fait8 &ic is Po&er7Consciousness* !no& &at you &ant in te future8 (ut ave today te very (est tat can (e o(tained today + + + Follo& out tese )rinci)les of action and you cannot fail to "et &at you &ant* for te universe is so constructed tat all tin"s %ust &or! to"eter for your "ood+ 7 Wallace <+ Wattles8 'Do& to 6et Wat You Want' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Su#er Success $ey' *ut L!2E into E/ery Action TO(A+ to Attain Success Tomorro1 Today2s Success 6ey post is Part K of a H-Part Series from !Do& to 6et Wat You Want! by Success Master, "allace -. "attles. #n Part A, Success Key No+ .G/ -ctive Po&er7Consciousness, we were introduced to the concept of !Power 3onsciousness.! Today, we learn that by using it in the present moment - today - we can achieve the results that we seek - tomorrow. Mt. "ashington of the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains, %ew 4ampshire, stands strong in the background above rock piles as viewed from the -avis Path. Photo by Milton -arides on May BA, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
!Power 3onsciousness! is defined by "attles as0 Power-3onsciousness is what you feel when you know that you can do a thing; and you know 48" to do the thing. #f # can cause you to 6%8" that you can succeed, and to know that you know 48" to succeed, # have placed success within your grasp; for if you know that you can do a thing and know that you know how to do it, it is impossible that you should fail to do it, if you really try. "hen you are in full Power-3onsciousness, you will approach the task in an absolutely successful frame of mind. )very thought will be a successful thought, every action a successful action; and if every thought and action is successful, the sum-total of all your actions cannot be failure. So, fellow Success Students - read on and fire-up your Power 3onsciousness %8". Taking 3ontrol by Thought and ction is ctivating your Power-3onsciousness. 6%8" that anything is possible and that you are capable of achieving anything you strongly -esire. #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Put Life into Every -ction You can o(tain &at you &ant only (y a))lyin" your faculties to your &or! and your environ%ent* you (eco%e a(le to a))ly your faculties successfully (y ac=uirin" Po&er7Consciousness* and you "o for&ard (y a concentration on todayIs &or!8 and (y doin" )erfectly everytin" tat can (e done at te )resent ti%e+ You can "et &at you &ant in te future only (y concentratin" all your ener"ies u)on te constructive use of &atever you are in relation &it today+ -n indifferent or alf7earted use of te ele%ents in todayIs environ%ent &ill (e fatal to to%orro&Is attain%ent+ <o not desire for today &at is (eyond your a(ility to "et today* (ut (e sure you "et today te very (est tat can (e ad+ Never ta!e less tan te very (est tat can (e ad at te )resent ti%e* (ut do not &aste ener"y (y desirin" &at cannot (e ad at te )resent ti%e+ If you al&ays ave te (est tat can (e ad8 you &ill continue to ave (etter and (etter tin"s8 (ecause it is a funda%ental )rinci)le in te universe tat life sall continually advance into %ore life8 and into te use of %ore and (etter tin"s* tis is te )rinci)le &ic causes evolution+ $ut if you are satisfied &it less tan te (est tat can (e ad8 you &ill cease to %ove for&ard+ Ever transaction and relation of today &eter it (e (usiness8 do%estic or social8 %ust (e %ade a ste))in" stone to &at you &ant in te future* and to acco%)lis tis you %ust )ut into eac %ore tan enou" life to fill it+ #ere %ust (e sur)lus )o&er in everytin" you do+ It is tis sur)lus )o&er &ic causes advance%ent and "ets you &at you &ant* &ere tere is no sur)lus )o&er tere is no advance%ent and no attain%ent+ It is te sur)lus of life a(ove and (eyond te functions of )resent environ%ent &ic causes evolution* and evolution is advancin" into %ore life8 or "ettin" &at you &ant+ Su))ose8 for instance8 you are in trade or a )rofession8 and &is to increase your (usiness* it &ill not do8 &en you sell "oods or service to %a!e te %atter a %erely )erfunctory transaction8 ta!in" te custo%erIs %oney8 "ivin" i% "ood value8 and lettin" i% "o a&ay feelin" tat you ad no interest in te %atter (eyond "ivin" i% a fair deal and )rofitin" tere(y+ Unless e feels tat you ave a )ersonal interest in i% and is needs8 and tat you are onestly desirous to increase is &elfare8 you ave %ade a failure and are losin" "round+ Wen you can %a!e every custo%er feel tat you are really tryin" to advance is interests as &ell as your o&n8 your (usiness &ill "ro&+ It is not necessary to "ive )re%iu%s8 or eavier &ei"ts or (etter values tan oters "ive to acco%)lis tis* it is done (y )uttin" life and interest into every transaction8 o&ever s%all+ If you desire to can"e your avocation8 %a!e your )resent (usiness a ste))in"7 stone to te one you &ant+ -s lon" as you are in your )resent (usiness8 fill it &it life* te sur)lus &ill tend to&ard &at you &ant+ #a!e a live interest in every %an8 &o%an and cild you %eet in eiter a (usiness or social &ay8 and sincerely desire te (est for te%* tey &ill soon (e"in to feel tat your advance%ent is a %atter of interest to te% and tey &ill unite teir tou"ts for your "ood+ #is &ill for% a (attery of )o&er in your favor and &ill o)en &ays of advance%ent for you+ If you are an e%)loyee and desire )ro%otion8 )ut life into everytin" you do* )ut in %ore tan enou" life and interest to fill eac )iece of &or!+ $ut do not (e servile* never (e a flun!ey* and a(ove all tin"s avoid te intellectual )rostitution &ic is te vice of our ti%es in %any trades and %ost )rofessions+ I %ean (y tis te (ein" a %ere ired a)olo"ist for and defender of i%%orality8 "raft8 disonesty8 or vice in any for%+ #e intellectual )rostitute %ay rise in te service8 (ut e is a lost soul+ Res)ect yourself* (e a(solutely 2ust to all* )ut LIFE into every act and tou"t and fi? Po&er7Conscious tou"t u)on te fact tat you are entitled to )ro%otion* it &ill co%e as soon as you can %ore tan fill your )resent )lace in every day+ If it does not co%e fro% you )resent e%)loyer it &ill co%e fro% anoter* it is te la& tat &osoever %ore tan fills is )resent )lace %ust (e advanced+ $ut for tis la& tere could (e no evolution8 and no )ro"ress* (ut %ar! &ell &at follo&s+ It is not enou" tat you sould %erely )ut sur)lus life into your (usiness relations+ You &ill not advance far if you are a "ood (usiness %an or e%)loyee8 (ut a (ad us(and8 an un2ust fater8 or8 an untrust&orty friend+ Your failure in tese res)ects &ill %a!e you inca)a(le of usin" your success for te advance%ent of life8 and so you &ill not co%e under te o)eration of te constructive la&+ Many a %an &o fulfills te la& in (usiness is )revented fro% )ro"ressin" (ecause e is un!ind to is &ife8 or deficient in so%e oter relation of life+ #o co%e under te o)eration of te evolutionary force you %ust %ore tan fill EFERY )resent relation+ - tele"ra) o)erator desired to "et a&ay fro% te !ey8 and "et onto a s%all far%* and e (e"an to %ove in tat direction (y (ein" @"oodA to is &ife+ De @courtedA er8 &itout any reference to is desire* and fro% (ein" alf indifferent se (eca%e interested and ea"er to el)* soon tey ad a little )iece of "round in te ed"e of te to&n8 and se raised )oultry and su)erintended a "arden &ile e @)ounded te !eyA* no& tey ave a far% and e as o(tained is desire+ You can secure te co7o)eration8 not only of your &ife (ut of all te )eo)le around you (y )uttin" life and interest into all your relations &it te%+ Put into every relation8 (usiness8 do%estic or social8 %ore tan enou" life to fill tat relation* ave fait8 &ic is Po&er7Consciousness* !no& &at you &ant in te future8 (ut ave today te very (est tat can (e o(tained today* never (e satisfied at any ti%e &it less tan te (est tat can (e ad at tat ti%e8 (ut never &aste ener"y in desirin" &at is not to (e ad no&* use all tin"s for te advance%ent of life for yourself and for all &it &o% you are related in any &ay+ Follo& out tese )rinci)les of action and you cannot fail to "et &at you &ant* for te universe is so constructed tat all tin"s %ust &or! to"eter for your "ood+ Success Key No+ .5/ #e I%)ression of Increase Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril AD, ADBD Q Printer-friendly For% a clear %ental )icture of &at you &ant* old te )ur)ose to "et it* do everytin" )erfectly8 not in a servile s)irit8 (ut (ecause you are a %aster %ind* !ee) un&averin" fait in your ulti%ate attain%ent of your "oal8 and you cannot fail to %ove for&ard+ 7 Wallace <+ Wattles8 'Do& to 6et Wat You Want' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' Using the !m#ression of !ncrease to 9aster the *resent to Con:uer +our 0oal Today is the fifth and final part of the H-Part series on the all-time Success Manual, !Do& to 6et Wat You Want,! by "allace -. "attles. # have entitled this chapter, !The #mpression of #ncrease! 9if you are familiar with "attle2s most popular work, !#e Science of 6ettin" Ric,! then you already know about the #mpression of #ncrease:. The I%)ression of Increase is another =niversal *aw. s we recounted in Part . of this series, Success is an effect, a product of working in effective compliance with =niversal *aws. #f one applies and works the *aws precisely as those who Succeed, then Success will likewise be attained. *ike causes produce like effects, every time. #n Part 3 of this series, we learned of the *aw of 3onstructive ction, again another =niversal *aw. =nder the *aw of 3onstructive ction, before we may advance into that more ideal or perfect ;ob or profession 9or whatever else it may be that we want to do:, we must first perfect our present situation. 8nly when we do so, do we out"ro& our present circumstance and are therefore entitled to advance to a higher level. #n essence, we must earn our advancement; we must earn our Success. Melting snow and advancing spring are evident in Tuckerman (avine of Mt. "ashington of the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire as viewed from 7oott Spur *ookout. Photo by Milton -arides on May BA, ADDC. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
*ike all true *aws, the *aw of the #mpression of #ncrease works perfectly every time. s Stephen 4awking noted in The #niverse in a $utshell, ! law is not a law if it only holds sometimes.! The *aw of the #mpression of #ncrease is based on the concepts of prosperity, abundance and increase. s "attles states in !4ow to ,et "hat $ou "ant0 !To make every act and thought constructive, every one must convey the idea of increase. Steadily hold in mind the thought of advancement for yourself; know that you are advancing toward what you want, and act and speak in this faith. Then every word and act will convey the idea of advancement and increase to others, and they will be drawn to you. lways remember that what all people are seeking for is increase.! Simply, we will not e.perience !increase,! an effect, if we first don2t think, feel and live !increase,! the causes of the effect. lways T4#%6 of the ideas of advancement and increase; fi. them as mind habit. lways +))* the ideas of advancement and increase; fi. them in the subconscious mind and emotionali/e those concepts - positively& lways *#G) the ideas of advancement and increase; act '-s If+' +inally, always 38%G)$ the ideas of advancement and increase to others, the =niverse and ,od. -o all of this, and you are working the *aw of the #mpression of #ncrease as effectively as it can be worked. Take 3T#8% towards your goal, and now you are fully, effectively, and positively working the La& of -ttraction to all that you -esire. This is working the *aws. +ollow with precision, and the *aws will answer every time. Perfectly. (emember, ! law is not a law if it only holds sometimes.! #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
#e I%)ression of Increase "ealth-culture consists in making constructive use of the people and things in your environment. +irst, get a clear mental picture of what you want. #f your present business or profession is not the one most suitable to your talents and tastes, decide upon the one which is most suitable; and determine to get into that business or profession, and to achieve the very greatest success in it. ,et a clear idea of what you want to do, and get a mental concept of the utmost success in that business or profession; and determine that you will attain to that. ,ive a great deal of time to forming this concept or mental picture; the more clear and definite it is, the easier will be your work. The man who is not 5uite sure what he wants to build will put up a wobbling and shaky structure. 6et a clear idea of &at you &ant to do8 and "et a %ental conce)t of te ut%ost success in tat (usiness or )rofession* and deter%ine tat you &ill attain to tat+ 6ive a "reat deal of ti%e to for%in" tis conce)t or %ental )icture* te %ore clear and definite it is8 te easier &ill (e your &or!+ #e %an &o is not =uite sure &at e &ants to (uild &ill )ut u) a &o((lin" and sa!y structure+ 6now what you want, and keep the picture of it in the background of your mind night and day; let it be like a picture on the wall of your room, always in your consciousness, night and day. nd then begin to move toward it. (emember that if you have not the fully developed talent now, you can develop it as you go along; you can surely do what you want to do. #t is 5uite likely that at present you cannot do the thing you want to do because you are not in the right environment, and have not the necessary capital; but this does not hinder you from the beginning to move toward the right environment, and from beginning to ac5uire capital. (emember that you move forward only by doing what you can in your present environment. Suppose that you have only capital enough to operate a newsstand, and your great desire is to own a department store; do not get the idea that there is some magical method by which you can successfully operate a department store on a newsstand capital. There is, however, a mental science method by which you can so operate a newsstand as to certainly cause it to grow into a department store. 3onsider that your newsstand is one department of the store you are going to have; fi. your mind on the department store, and begin to assimilate the rest of it. $ou will get it, if you make every act and thought constructive. To make every act and thought constructive, every one must convey the idea of increase. Steadily hold in mind the thought of advancement for yourself; know that you are advancing toward what you want, and act and speak in this faith. Then every word and act will convey the idea of advancement and increase to others, and they will be drawn to you. lways remember that what all people are seeking for is increase. +irst, study over the facts in regard to the great abundance until you know that there is wealth for you, and that you do not have to take this wealth from any one else. void the competitive spirit. $ou can readily see that if there is limitless abundance there is enough for you, without robbing any one else. Then, knowing that it is the purpose of nature that you should have what you want, reflect upon the fact that you can get it only by acting. 3onsider that you can act only upon your present environment; and do not try to act now upon environment of the future. Then remember that in acting upon your present environment, you must make every act a success in itself; and that in doing this you must hold the purpose to get what you want. $ou can hold this purpose only as you get a clear mental picture of what you want; be sure that you have that. lso, remember that your actions will not have dynamic moving power unless you have an unwavering faith that you get what you want. +orm a clear mental picture of what you want; hold the purpose to get it; do everything perfectly, not in a servile spirit, but because you are a master mind; keep unwavering faith in your ultimate attainment of your goal, and you cannot fail to move forward. Success Key No+ 04/ #e Po&er of <esire (y Wallace <+ Wattles BNEW9C Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q May <, ADBD Q Printer-friendly SUCCESS IS a )ro"ressive evolution of te faculties of te successful %an+ #o understand tis8 re%e%(er tat success is (eco%in" &at you &ant to (e* (eco%in" &at you &ant to (e consists in satisfyin" your desires8 and desire is te effort of a faculty to co%e into action+ #e %an &o can use te %ost of is faculties is te %an &o can* and (ecause e is te %an &o can8 e is te successful %an+ 7 Wallace <+ Wattles fro% 'Do& to Pro%ote Yourself8' )reviously )u(lised as 'Ma!in" te Man Wo Can' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' The *o1er of (esire #e Success Manual #ea% is soooo e?cited8 &e can (arely contain ourselves9 "allace -. "attles - The "attles Prosperity 7ible0 +ive-Golume 3ompilation of the "orks of "allace -. "attles The Success Manual pro;ect originated as a vague concept in early ADDE - about A years ago. 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IS included in #DE W-##LES PROSPERI#Y $I$LE and will be featured in Folu%e III/ #e Po&er of Livin" Series. s always, we thank you for visiting our site and supporting us to make this all happen& Wat You <esire (y Wallace <+ Wattles Success is (eco%in" &at you &ant to (e8 and is o(tained (y a))lyin" your ener"ies to your &or!* and you &ill a))ly your ener"ies in e?act )ro)ortion to te intensity of your desire8 and to your fait in your a(ility to (eco%e &at you &ant to (e+ #e intensity of your desire &ill de)end on te clearness &it &ic you )icture to yourself &at you &ant to (e+ Fa"ue and indefinite lon"in"s &ill never call out your (est effort+ For% a %ental )icture of &at you &ant to (e8 and of all tat you &ant in )erson8 )ro)erty and environ%ent* d&ell u)on it until it is clear and definite to you8 and old it until it arouses intense desire+ #in! a(out tis )icture until you are al&ays conscious of it8 no %atter &at you %ay (e doin"8 so tat it is al&ays in te (ac!"round of your consciousness+ $ut even tou" you ave stron" desire you &ill not )ut fort your (est effort &itout confidence* you &ill ave to tin! you can (efore you can+ -nd you cannot tin! you can unless you feel tat you can* and so you need to ave de%onstrated to you te fact tat you cannot feel tat you can unless you ave &itin you te )o&er tat can+ In oter &ords8 if you stron"ly desire to do a tin"8 it is certain )roof tat you ave te )o&er to do it+ <esire is te result of feelin"8 and te feelin" &ic results in desire is a faculty see!in" e?)ression+ #e desire to sin" or )lay %usic is te %usical faculty see!in" e?)ression8 and if tere &ere no faculty8 or )o&er8 tere could (e no desire+ We cannot desire tin"s &ic do not ar%oni>e &it te forces &itin8 for a tin" &ic does not ar%oni>e &it te forces &itin is re)ulsive to us+ #in"s only ar%oni>e &it tose of te sa%e essential nature* terefore8 if you desire a tin" it is (ecause tat tin" is essentially and )otentially &itin you+ Wat is &itin you essentially %ust (e &itin you )otentially+ Wen &e see a "enerous and sy%)atetic %an &e desire to (e li!e i% (ecause te si"t arouses "enerosity and sy%)aty &itin us* and te )o&er to (e8 see!in" e?)ression8 causes te desire to (e+ Wen &e ear a "reat oration or a (eautiful son"8 &e desire to e?ecute a si%ilar )erfor%ance (ecause te faculties of oratory or %usic res)ond to te sti%ulus and see! e?)ression+ <esire is a )o&er see!in" e?)ression+ You cannot desire &at is not )otentially &itin you* and terefore8 you can (e &at you &ant to (e+ #e fact tat you &ant to (e is )roof tat you can (e+ First8 for% a clear conce)tion of &at you &ant to (e in )erson8 )ro)erty and environ%ent* and ten understand tat in so far as your desires are not contrary to Eternal Nustice it is a(solutely certain tat you can (e &at you &ant to (e+ Success Key/ Conditionin" 1 Wat You Need to KNOW 1 NOW9 Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q May E, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Your conditionin" controls you8 and tus8 te actions8 results and conse=uences of your life+ You are &ere you are today as a result of your conditionin" 1 )eriod+ It controls your e%otions8 feelin"s8 actions and decisions+ It is YOUR central )ro"ra%%in"+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey o% ;5' <Conditioning< - -hat it is and 1hy it is Critical to +our Success The term IconditioningJ is definitely a bu// word these days in the arena of personal development, self-improvement and Success achievement P perhaps as much as the popular P and related P word Iparadigm.J 7ut, how much do we really understand about our Iconditioning1J nd, why is it so important1
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+irst, let me assure you that the state of your conditioning is absolutely critical to the state of your life and it is the most important factor P out of the many factors and elements P in whether or not you will achieve the life that you -esire. %o matter how much or what you study, or what actions you take 9or fail to take:, if your conditioning is Ifaulty,J you will not achieve your -esires. #ndeed, the *aw of ttraction P as well as the other =niversal *aws P is absolutely useless if you have, and engage in, faulty conditioning. # liken IconditioningJ to what # call Ithe rules of life.J #t is actually more than that name implies, however, but it is an analogy that works well for me. Perhaps a better fit would be to think of conditioning as your Iinternal programmingJ and it resides deep in the recesses of your subconscious mind. $our conditioning controls you, and thus, the actions, results and conse5uences of your life. $ou are where you are today as a result of your conditioning P period. #t controls your emotions, feelings, actions and decisions. #t is $8=( central programming. Your conditionin" controls you8 and tus8 te actions8 results and conse=uences of your life+ You are &ere you are today as a result of your conditionin" 1 )eriod+ It controls your e%otions8 feelin"s8 actions and decisions+ It is YOUR central )ro"ra%%in"+ #n IAwaken the Giant %ithin,J nthony (obbins refers to conditioning as Iyour internal system for making decisions.J nd, nthony further notes that IThe scary thing is that most people never consciously set this system up.J >emphasis original? 8uch& 7ut he is dead-on right& s my personal mentor 7ob Proctor used to yell when discussing where our conditioning originates0 I$ou inherited it&J That is true. 8ur subconscious mind P as powerful as it is P has absolutely %8 ability to think for itself and decide whether the input that it receives from the conscious mind is good or bad data. #t 8%*$ accepts what it is told P from whatever source P as true. =nless you perform a manual, conscious override, your subconscious default mode is to accept all input P regardless of source and regardless of substance P as true. 8nce recorded in your subconscious, this IdataJ becomes your Ilife rulesJ and you will live according to what the subconscious has accepted. Our su(conscious %ind 1 as )o&erful as it is 1 as NO a(ility to tin! for itself and decide &eter te in)ut tat it receives fro% te conscious %ind is "ood or (ad data+ It ONLY acce)ts &at it is told 1 fro% &atever source 1 as true+ So, where does the input originate1 nywhere and everywhere. s nthony (obbins states, I>#?tOs been installed through the years by sources as diverse as parents, peers, teachers, television, advertisers, and the culture at large.J "e are bombarded with data every moment of our waking life from all angles. nd, the more influential the source of the data, the greater meaning we give to it and the more likely that particular data will be recorded. "hatOs worse, we develop our conditioning very subtly, failing to see the faulty input data as it is being recorded by our subconscious. *etOs take a 5uick look at conditioning in action. %otice how subtle it is, yet the powerful and damaging effects that result when we accept corrupt data. Television is a powerful conditioning tool. "hen we IwatchJ television, we tend to turn off our conscious thinking and become absorbed into the IprogrammingJ that we are watching 9no pun intended; television IprogrammingJ IprogramsJ our subconscious very, very effectively&:. #t is as though we have taken a =S7 cable and connected our subconscious hard drive directly to the television programming 9input source:, by- passing our conscious filters 9anti-virus software:. "hy donOt we ;ust hook-up an #G of mind-altering drugs or alcohol1 #n our e.ample, suppose a commercial advertisement is observed and it features a well- toned woman wearing a bikini. The individual observing the commercial advertisement is a woman who is less than satisfied with her physical appearance, and in particular her IfigureJ and weight. %ithout even thinking, this is what she tells herself0 I# wish # had a body like that. # am never going to have a body like that. Some people are ;ust born that way and # am not one of them. #Om fat. # am always going to be fat, no matter what # do. #tOs no use. "hy even bother1 ThereOs no ;ustice in this world.J The images of the woman in the commercial advertisement, the message of the commercial, the values that society and our culture places on individuals who are Ithin,J 4ollywood and celebritism, and, most importantly, what the woman watching television ;ust told herself have all been programmed into her subconscious mind and 33)PT)- S T(=). The programming has now become part of the womanOs conditioning. =nless she makes the necessary changes to override that conditioning, she will forever continue to live her life according to that programming. nd, she didnOt even know what ;ust happened& Ma;or damage was inflicted and our sub;ect is totally unaware. Conditionin" 1 Re"ardless of te !ind and re"ardless to &at e?tent &e are actively involved as to te nature8 level and e?tent of te content 1 ta!es )lace all day lon"8 eac day+ We continue to condition ourselves8 &eter &e !no& it or not8 &eter &e li!e it or not+ 3onditioning P (egardless of the kind and regardless to what e.tent we are actively involved as to the nature, level and e.tent of the content P takes place all day long, each day. "e continue to condition ourselves, whether we know it or not, whether we like it or not. nd, the worst part about it is that FFN of the input data is %8T T(=). $es, thatOs right P itOs %8T T(=)& "e make it up, assign meaning to it, and then live by it. %othing is really ItrueJ unless we say it is& 4enry +ord once said something along the lines of I(egardless of whether we believe something is true or not, either way we are right.J %ow that, my friends, is something that is true& #n his e.cellent book, IMach )) with &our Hair on *ire,J (ichard 7liss 7rooke poignantly notes that since we make it all up anyways, we donOt we make it good instead of bad1 That brings us back to nthony (obbins, who advises that not all is lost P regardless of our age and regardless of the nature, level and e.tent of past conditioning0 IThe good news is that we can override this system >conditioning? by making conscious decisions at any moment in our lives. We donIt ave to allo& te )ro"ra%%in" of our )ast to control our )resent and future.J >+rom Awaken the Giant %ithin 9emphasis original:? "e are going to end on that note. Start thinking about your conditioning %8". #n upcoming Success 6eys, we are going to continue this discussion and begin e.ploring actual methods for changing your conditioning. $8=( conditioning is critical to $8=( life and $8=( Success. =ntil then, %amaste& Success Key No+ 00/ #e La& of Pros)erity (y Ral) Waldo #rine Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q May BK, ADBD Q Printer-friendly O)ulence is te la& of te universe8 an a(undant su))ly for every need if notin" is )ut in te &ay of its co%in"+ #e natural and te nor%al life for us is tis8 1 #o ave suc a fullness of life and )o&er (y livin" so continually in te reali>ation of our oneness &it te Infinite Life and Po&er tat &e find ourselves in te constant )ossession of an a(undant su))ly of all tin"s needed+ 7 Ral) Waldo #rine8 'In #une &it te Infinite' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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#e La& of Pros)erity Ral) Waldo #rine #is is te S)irit of Infinite Plenty8 te Po&er tat as (rou"t8 tat is continually (rin"in"8 all tin"s into e?)ression in %aterial for%+ De &o lives in te reali>ation of is oneness &it tis Infinite Po&er (eco%es a %a"net to attract to i%self a continual su))ly of &atsoever tin"s e desires+ If one olds i%self in te tou"t of )overty8 e &ill (e )oor8 and te cances are tat e &ill re%ain in )overty+ If one olds i%self8 &atever )resent conditions %ay (e8 continually in te tou"t of )ros)erity8 e sets into o)eration forces tat &ill sooner or later (rin" i% into )ros)erous conditions+ #e la& of attraction &or!s unceasin"ly trou"out te universe8 and te one "reat and never can"in" fact in connection &it it is8 as &e ave found8 tat li!e attracts li!e+ If &e are one &it tis Infinite Po&er8 tis source of all tin"s8 ten in te de"ree tat &e live in te reali>ation of tis oneness8 in tat de"ree do &e actuali>e in ourselves a )o&er tat &ill (rin" to us an a(undance of all tin"s tat it is desira(le for us to ave+ In tis &ay &e co%e into )ossession of a )o&er &ere(y &e can actuali>e at all ti%es tose conditions tat &e desire+ -s all trut e?ists no&8 and a&aits si%)ly our )erce)tion of it8 so all tin"s necessary for )resent needs e?ist no&8 and a&ait si%)ly te )o&er in us to a))ro)riate te%+ 6od olds all tin"s in Dis ands+ Dis constant &ord is8 My cild8 ac!no&led"e %e in all your &ays8 and in te de"ree tat you do tis8 in te de"ree tat you live tis8 ten &at is %ine is yours+ Neova72ire 1 te Lord &ill )rovide+ @De "ivet to all %en li(erally and u)(raidet not+A De "ivet li(erally to all %en &o )ut te%selves in te ri"t attitude to receive fro% Di%+ De forces no "ood tin"s u)on anyone+ #e old and so%e&at )revalent idea of "odliness and )overty as a(solutely no (asis for its e?istence8 and te sooner &e "et a&ay fro% it te (etter+ It ad its (irt in te sa%e &ay tat te idea of asceticis% ca%e into e?istence8 &en te idea )revailed tat tere &as necessarily a &arfare (et&een te fles and te s)irit+ It ad its ori"in terefore in te %inds of tose &o ad a distorted8 a one7 sided vie& of life+ #rue "odliness is in a sense te sa%e as true &isdo%+ #e one &o is truly &ise8 and &o uses te forces and )o&ers &it &ic tey are endo&ed8 to te% te "reat universe al&ays o)ens er treasure ouse+ #e su))ly is al&ays e=ual to te de%and 1 e=ual to te de%and &en te de%and is ri"tly8 &isely %ade+ Wen one co%es into te reali>ation of tese i"er la&s8 ten te fear of &ant ceases to tyranni>e over te%+ -re you out of a situationM Let te fear tat you &ill not "et anoter ta!e old of and do%inate you8 and te cances are tat it %ay (e a lon" ti%e (efore you &ill "et anoter8 or te one tat you do "et %ay (e a very )oor one indeed+ Watever te circu%stances8 you %ust reali>e tat you ave &itin you forces and )o&ers tat you can set into o)eration tat &ill triu%) over any and all a))arent or te%)orary losses+ Set tese forces into o)eration and you &ill ten (e )lacin" a %a"net tat &ill dra& to you a situation tat %ay (e far (etter tan te one you ave lost8 and te ti%e %ay soon co%e &en you &ill (e even tan!ful tat you lost te old one+ Reco"ni>e8 &or!in" in and trou" you8 te sa%e Infinite Po&er tat creates and "overns all tin"s in te universe8 te sa%e Infinite Po&er tat "overns te endless syste%s of &orlds in s)ace+ Send out your tou"t 1 tou"t is a force8 and it as )o&er of un!no&n )ro)ortions &en ri"tly used and &isely directed 1 send out your tou"t tat te ri"t situation or te ri"t &or! &ill co%e to you at te ri"t ti%e8 in te ri"t &ay8 and tat you &ill reco"ni>e it &en it co%es+ Dold to tis tou"t8 never allo& it to &ea!en8 old to it8 and continually &ater it &it fir% e?)ectation+ You in tis &ay )ut your advertise%ent into a )sycical8 a s)iritual ne&s)a)er8 a )a)er tat as not a li%ited circulation8 (ut one tat &ill %a!e its &ay not only to te ut%ost (ounds of te eart8 (ut of te very universe itself+ It is an advertise%ent8 %oreover8 &ic if ri"tly )laced on your )art8 &ill (e far %ore effective tan any advertise%ent you could )ossi(ly )ut into any )rinted seet8 no %atter &at clai%s are %ade in re"ard to its (ein" @te "reat advertisin" %ediu%A+ In te de"ree tat you co%e into tis reali>ation and live in ar%ony &it te i"er la&s and forces8 in tat de"ree &ill you (e a(le to do tis effectively+ If you &is to loo! trou" te @&antA colu%ns of te ne&s)a)ers8 ten do not do it in te ordinary &ay+ Put te i"er forces into o)eration and tus )lace it on a i"er (asis+ -s you ta!e u) te )a)er8 ta!e tis attitude of %ind/ If tere is ere an advertise%ent tat it &ill (e &ell for %e to re)ly to8 te %o%ent I co%e to it I &ill reco"ni>e it+ -ffir% tis8 (elieve it8 e?)ect it+ If you do tis in full fait8 you &ill so%eo& feel te intuition te %o%ent you co%e to te ri"t one8 and tis intuition &ill (e notin" %ore nor less tan your o&n soul s)ea!in" to you+ Wen it s)ea!s ten act at once+ If you "et te situation and it does not )rove to (e e?actly &at you &ant8 if you feel tat you are ca)a(le of fillin" a (etter one8 ten te %o%ent you enter u)on it ta!e te attitude of %ind tat tis situation is te ste))in"7stone tat &ill lead you to one tat &ill (e still (etter+ Dold tis tou"t steadily8 affir% it8 (elieve it8 e?)ect it8 and all te ti%e (e faitful8 a(solutely faitful to te situation in &ic you are at )resent )laced+ If you are not faitful to it ten te cances are tat it &ill not (e te ste))in"7stone to so%etin" (etter8 (ut to so%etin" )oorer+ If you are faitful to it8 te ti%e %ay soon co%e &en you &ill (e "lad and tan!ful8 &en you &ill re2oice tat you lost your old )osition+ #is is te la& of )ros)erity/ Wen a))arent adversity co%es8 (e not cast do&n (y it8 (ut %a!e te (est of it8 and al&ays loo! for&ard for (etter tin"s8 for conditions %ore )ros)erous+ #o old yourself in tis attitude of %ind is to set into o)eration su(tle8 silent8 and irresisti(le forces tat sooner or later &ill actuali>e in %aterial for% tat &ic is today %erely an idea+ $ut ideas ave )o&er8 and ideas8 &en ri"tly )lanted and ri"tly tended8 are te seeds tat actuali>e %aterial conditions+ Never "ive a %o%ent to co%)laint8 (ut utili>e te ti%e tat &ould oter&ise (e s)ent in tis &ay in loo!in" for&ard and actuali>in" te conditions you desire+ Su""est )ros)erity to yourself+ See yourself in a )ros)erous condition+ -ffir% tat you &ill (efore (e in a )ros)erous condition+ -ffir% it cal%ly and =uietly8 (ut stron"ly and confidently+ $elieve it8 (elieve it a(solutely+ E?)ect it8 1 !ee) it continually &atered &it e?)ectation+ You tus %a!e yourself a %a"net to attract te tin"s tat you desire+ <onIt (e afraid to su""est8 to affir% tese tin"s8 for (y so doin" you )ut fort an ideal &ic &ill (e"in to clote itself in %aterial for%+ In tis &ay you are utili>in" a"ents a%on" te %ost su(tle and )o&erful in te universe+ If you are )articularly desirous for anytin" tat you feel it is "ood and ri"t for you to ave8 so%etin" tat &ill (roaden your life or tat &ill increase your usefulness to oters8 si%)ly old te tou"t tat at te ri"t ti%e8 in te ri"t &ay8 and trou" te ri"t instru%entality8 tere &ill co%e to you or tere &ill o)en u) for you te &ay &ere(y you can attain &at you desire+ I !no& of a youn" lady &o a sort ti%e a"o &anted so%e %oney very (adly+ Se &anted it for a "ood )ur)ose* se sa& no reason &y se souldnIt ave it+ Se is one &o as co%e into an understandin" of te )o&er of te interior forces+ Se too! and eld erself in te attitude of %ind &e ave 2ust )ointed out+ In te %ornin" se entered into te silence for a fe& %o%ents+ In tis &ay se (rou"t erself into a %ore co%)lete ar%ony &it te i"er )o&ers+ $efore te day closed a "entle%an called8 a %e%(er of a fa%ily &it &ic se &as ac=uainted+ De as!ed er if se &ould do for te fa%ily so%e &or! tat tey &anted done+ Se &as a little sur)rised tat tey sould as! er to do tis )articular !ind of &or!8 (ut se said to erself8 @Dere is a call+ I &ill res)ond and see &at it &ill lead to+A Se undertoo! te &or!+ Se did it &ell+ Wen se ad co%)leted it tere &as )ut into er ands an a%ount of %oney far (eyond &at se ad e?)ected+ Se felt tat it &as an a%ount too lar"e for te &or! se ad done+ Se )rotested+ #ey re)lied8 @No* you ave done us a service tat transcends in value te a%ount &e offer to )ay you+A #e su% tus received &as %ore tan sufficient for te &or! se &ised to acco%)lis+ #is is (ut one of %any instances in connection &it te &ise and effective use of te i"er )o&ers+ It also carries a lesson 1 <onIt fold your ands and e?)ect to see tin"s dro) into your la)8 (ut set into o)eration te i"er forces and ten ta!e old of te first tin" tat offers itself+ <o &at your ands find to do8 and do it &ell+ If tis &or! is not torou"ly satisfactory to you8 ten affir%8 (elieve8 and e?)ect tat it is te a"ency tat &ill lead you to so%etin" (etter+ @#e (asis for attractin" te (est of all te &orld can "ive to you is first to surround8 o&n8 and live in tese tin"s in %ind8 or &at is falsely called i%a"ination+ -ll so7 called i%a"inin"s are realities and forces of unseen ele%ent+ Live in %ind in a )alace and "radually )alatial surroundin"s &ill "ravitate to you+ $ut so livin" is not )inin"8 or lon"in"8 or co%)lainin"ly &isin"+ It is &en you are Odo&n in te &orld8I cal%ly and )ersistently seein" yourself as u)+ It is &en you are no& co%)elled to eat fro% a tin )late8 re"ardin" tat tin )late as only te certain ste) to one of silver+ It is not envyin" and "ro&lin" at oter )eo)le &o ave silver )late+ #at "ro&lin" is 2ust so %uc ca)ital stoc! ta!en fro% te (an! account of %ental force+A - friend &o !no&s te )o&er of te interior forces8 and &ose life is "uided in every detail (y te%8 as "iven a su""estion in tis for%+ Wen you are in te ar%s of te (ear8 even tou" e is u""in" you8 loo! i% in te face and lau"8 (ut all te ti%e !ee) your eye on te (ull+ If you allo& all of your attention to (e "iven to te &or! of te (ear8 te (ull %ay "et entirely out of your si"t+ In oter &ords8 if you yield to adversity te cances are tat it &ill %aster you8 (ut if you reco"ni>e in yourself te )o&ers of %astery over conditions ten adversity &ill yield to you8 and &ill (e can"ed into )ros)erity+ If &en it co%es you cal%ly and =uietly reco"ni>e it8 and use te ti%e tat %i"t oter&ise (e s)ent in re"rets8 and fears8 and fore(odin"s8 in settin" into o)eration te )o&erful forces &itin you8 it &ill soon ta!e its leave+ Fait8 a(solute do"%atic fait8 is te only la& of true success+ Wen &e reco"ni>e te fact tat a %an carries teir success or failure &it i%8 and tat it does not de)end u)on outside conditions8 &e sall co%e into te )ossession of )o&ers tat &ill =uic!ly can"e outside conditions into a"encies tat %a!e for success+ Wen &e co%e into tis i"er reali>ation and (rin" our lives into co%)lete ar%ony &it te i"er la&s8 &e sall ten (e a(le so to focus and direct te a&a!ened interior forces8 tat tey &ill "o out and return laden &it tat for &ic tey are sent+ We sall ten (e "reat enou" to attract success8 and it &ill not al&ays (e a))arently 2ust a little &ay aead+ We can ten esta(lis in ourselves a center so stron" tat instead of runnin" iter and titer for tis or tat8 &e can stay at o%e and dra& to us te conditions &e desire+ If &e fir%ly esta(lis and old to tis center8 tin"s &ill see% continually to co%e our &ay+ #e %a2ority of )eo)le of te %odern &orld are loo!in" for tin"s tat are )ractical and tat can (e utili>ed in everyday life+ #e %ore carefully &e e?a%ine into te la&s underlyin" te "reat truts &e are considerin"8 te %ore &e sall find tat tey are not only e%inently )ractical8 (ut in a sense8 and in te dee)est and truest sense8 tey are te only )ractical tin"s tere are+ #ere are )eo)le &o continually )ride te%selves u)on (ein" e?ceedin"ly @)ractical*A (ut %any ti%es tose &o of te%selves tin! notin" a(out tis are te %ost )ractical )eo)le te &orld !no&s+ -nd8 on te oter and8 tose &o ta!e "reat )ride in s)ea!in" of teir o&n )racticality are often te least )ractical+ Or a"ain8 in so%e &ays tey %ay (e )ractical8 (ut so far as life in its totality is concerned8 tey are a(surdly i%)ractical+ Wat )rofit8 for e?a%)le8 can tere (e for te %an &o8 %aterially s)ea!in"8 tou" tey ave "ained te &ole &orld8 ave never yet (eco%e ac=uainted &it is o&n soulM #ere are %ultitudes of %en all a(out us &o are entirely %issin" te real life8 )eo)le &o ave not learned even te -8 $8 C of true livin"+ Slaves tey are8 a(2ect slaves to teir te%)orary %aterial accu%ulations+ Men &o8 tin!in" tey )ossess teir &ealt8 are on te contrary co%)letely )ossessed (y it+ Men &ose lives are co%)aratively (arren in service to tose a(out te% and to te &orld at lar"e+ Men &o &en tey can no lon"er old te (ody 1 te a"ency (y %eans of &ic tey are related to te %aterial &orld 1 &ill "o out )oor indeed8 )itia(ly )oor+ Una(le to ta!e even te s%allest )article of teir accu%ulations &it te%8 tey &ill enter u)on te oter for% of life na!ed and destitute+ #e !indly deeds8 te develo)ed traits of caracter8 te reali>ed )o&ers of te soul8 te real rices of te inner life and unfold%ent8 all tose tin"s tat (eco%e our real and eternal )ossessions8 ave (een "iven no )lace in teir lives8 and so of te real tin"s of life tey are destitute+ Nay8 %any ti%es &orse tan destitute+ We %ust not su))ose tat a(its once for%ed are any %ore easily (ro!en off in te oter for% of life tan tey are in tis+ If one voluntarily "ro&s a certain %ania ere8 &e %ust not su))ose tat te %ere dro))in" of te (ody %a!es all conditions )erfect+ -ll is la&8 all is cause and effect+ -s &e so&8 so sall &e also rea)8 not only in tis life (ut in all lives+ De &o is enslaved &it te sole desire for %aterial )ossessions ere &ill continue to (e enslaved even after e can no lon"er retain is (ody+ #en8 %oreover8 e &ill ave not even te %eans of "ratifyin" is desires+ <o%inated (y tis a(it8 e &ill (e una(le to set is affections8 for a ti%e at least8 u)on oter tin"s8 and te desire8 &itout te %eans of "ratifyin" it8 &ill (e dou(ly torturin" to i%+ Percance tis torture %ay (e increased (y is seein" te accu%ulations e tou"t &ere is no& (ein" scattered and &asted (y s)end trifts+ De &ills is )ro)erty8 as &e say8 to oters8 (ut e can ave no &ord as to its use+ Do& foolis8 ten8 for us to tin! tat any %aterial )ossessions are ours+ Do& a(surd8 for e?a%)le8 for one to fence off a nu%(er of acres of 6odIs eart and say tey are is+ Notin" is ours tat &e cannot retain+ #e tin"s tat co%e into our ands co%e not for te )ur)ose of (ein" )ossessed8 as &e say8 %uc less for te )ur)ose of (ein" oarded+ #ey co%e into our ands to (e used8 to (e used &isely+ We are ste&ards %erely8 and as ste&ards &e sall (e eld accounta(le for te &ay &e use &atever is entrusted to us+ #at "reat la& of co%)ensation tat runs trou" all life is &onderfully e?act in its &or!in"s8 altou" &e %ay not al&ays fully co%)reend it8 or even reco"ni>e it &en it o)erates in connection &it us+ #e one &o as co%e into te reali>ation of te i"er life no lon"er as a desire for te accu%ulation of enor%ous &ealt8 any %ore tan e as a desire for any oter e?cess+ In te de"ree tat e co%es into te reco"nition of te fact tat e is &ealty &itin8 e?ternal &ealt (eco%es less i%)ortant in is esti%ation+ Wen e co%es into te reali>ation of te fact tat tere is a source &itin fro% &ic e can )ut fort a )o&er to call to i%8 and actuali>e in is ands at any ti%e8 a sufficient su))ly for all is needs8 e no lon"er (urdens i%self &it vast %aterial accu%ulations tat re=uire is constant care and attention8 and tus ta!es is ti%e and is tou"t fro% te real tin"s of life+ In oter &ords8 e first finds te !in"do%8 and e reali>es tat &en e as found tis all oter tin"s follo& in full %easure+ It is as ard for a ric %an to enter into te !in"do% of eaven8 said te Master 1 De &o avin" notin" ad everytin" 1 as it is for a ca%el to )ass trou" te eye of a needle+ In oter &ords8 if a %an "ive all is ti%e to te accu%ulation8 te oardin" of out&ard %aterial )ossessions far (eyond &at e can )ossi(ly ever use8 &at ti%e as e for te findin" of tat &onderful !in"do% &ic8 &en found8 (rin"s all else &it it+ Wic is (etter8 to ave %illions and to ave te (urden of ta!in" care of it all 1 for te one al&ays involves te oter 1 or to co%e into te !no&led"e of suc la&s and forces tat every need &ill (e su))lied in "ood ti%e8 to !no& tat no "ood tin" sall (e &iteld8 to !no& tat &e ave it in our )o&er to %a!e te su))ly al&ays e=ual to te de%andM #e one &o enters into te real% of tis i"er !no&led"e never cares to (rin" u)on i%self te s)ecies of insanity tat as suc a fir% old u)on so %any in te &orld today+ De avoids it as e &ould avoid any loatso%e disease of te (ody+ Wen &e co%e into te reali>ation of te i"er )o&ers8 &e &ill ten (e a(le to "ive %ore attention to te real life8 instead of "ivin" so %uc to te )ilin" u) of vast )ossessions tat a%)er rater tan el) it+ It is te %ediu% "round tat (rin"s te true solution ere8 as it is in all )ases of life+ Wealt (eyond a certain a%ount cannot (e used8 and &en it cannot (e used8 it ten (eco%es a indrance rater tan an aid8 a curse rater tan a (lessin"+ -ll a(out us are )ersons &it lives no& stunted and d&arfed &ic %i"t (e %ade ric and (eautiful8 filled &it a )erennial 2oy8 if tey &ould (e"in &isely to use tat &ic tey ave s)ent te "reater )ortion of teir lives in accu%ulatin"+ #e %an &o accu%ulates durin" teir entire life8 and &o even leaves all &en tey "o out for @(enevolent )ur)oses8A co%es far sort of te ideal life+ It is (ut a )oor e?cuse of a life+ It is not es)ecially co%%enda(le in %e to "ive a )air of old8 &orn7out soes tat I sall never use a"ain to anoter &o is in need of soes+ $ut it is co%%enda(le8 if indeed doin" anytin" &e ou"t to do can (e s)o!en of as (ein" co%%enda(le8 it is co%%enda(le for %e to "ive a "ood )air of stron" soes to te %an &o in te %idst of a severe &inter is )ractically soeless8 te %an &o is e?ertin" every effort to earn an onest livin" and tere(y ta!e care of is fa%ilyIs needs+ -nd if in "ivin" te soes I also "ive %yself8 e ten as a dou(le "ift8 and I a dou(le (lessin"+ #ere is no &iser use tat tose &o ave "reat accu%ulations can %a!e of te% tan &isely to )ut te% into life8 into caracter8 day (y day &ile tey live+ In tis &ay teir lives &ill (e continually enriced and increased+ #e ti%e &ill co%e &en it &ill (e re"arded as a dis"race for a %an to die and leave vast accu%ulations (eind i%+ Many a )erson is livin" in a )alace today &o in te real life is )oorer tan %any a one &o as not even a roof to cover i%+ - %an %ay o&n and live in a )alace8 (ut te )alace for i% %ay (e a )oorouse still+ Mot and rust are natureIs &ise )rovisions 1 6odIs %etods 1 for disinte"ratin" and scatterin"8 in tis &ay "ettin" ready for use in ne& for%s tat &ic is oarded and conse=uently servin" no use+ #ere is also a "reat la& continually o)eratin" te effects of &ic are to d&arf and deaden te )o&ers of true en2oy%ent8 as &ell as all te i"er faculties8 of te one &o oards+ Multitudes of )eo)le are continually !ee)in" a&ay fro% te% i"er and (etter tin"s (ecause tey are forever clin"in" on to te old+ If tey &ould use and )ass on te old8 roo% &ould (e %ade for ne& tin"s to co%e+ Doardin" al&ays (rin"s loss in one for% or anoter+ Usin"8 &isely usin"8 (rin"s an ever rene&in" "ain+ If te tree sould as i"norantly and as "reedily old on to tis yearIs leaves &en tey ave served teir )ur)ose8 &ere &ould (e te full and (eautiful ne& life tat &ill (e )ut fort in te s)rin"M 6radual decay and finally deat &ould (e te result+ If te tree is already dead8 ten it %ay )era)s (e &ell enou" for it to clin" on to te old8 for no ne& leaves &ill co%e+ $ut as lon" as te life in te tree is active8 it is necessary tat it rid itself of te old ones so tat roo% %ay (e %ade for te ne&+ O)ulence is te la& of te universe8 an a(undant su))ly for every need if notin" is )ut in te &ay of its co%in"+ #e natural and te nor%al life for us is tis8 1 #o ave suc a fullness of life and )o&er (y livin" so continually in te reali>ation of our oneness &it te Infinite Life and Po&er tat &e find ourselves in te constant )ossession of an a(undant su))ly of all tin"s needed+ #en not (y oardin"8 (ut (y &isely usin" and riddin" ourselves of tin"s as tey co%e8 an ever rene&in" su))ly &ill (e ours8 a su))ly far (etter ada)ted to )resent needs tan te old could )ossi(ly (e+ In tis &ay &e not only co%e into )ossession of te ricest treasures of te Infinite 6ood ourselves8 (ut &e also (eco%e o)en cannels trou" &ic tey can flo& to oters+ Ne& Pros)erity Paradi"%/ 6od Will Pay Your <e(ts Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q May B@, ADBD Q Printer-friendly <e(t is a contradiction of te universal e=uili(riu%8 and tere is no suc tin" as lac! of e=uili(riu% in te entire universe+ #erefore8 in S)irit and in #rut8 tere is no de(t+ Do&ever8 %en old on to a tou"t of de(t8 and tis tou"t is res)onsi(le for a "reat deal of sorro& and ardsi) + + + <e(ts e?ist in te %ind8 and in te %ind is te )ro)er )lace to (e"in li=uidatin" te%+ #ese tou"t entities %ust (e a(olised in %ind (efore teir outer %anifestations &ill )ass a&ay and stay a&ay+ 7 Carles Fill%ore8 'Pros)erity' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey o% ;8% A e1 *ros#erity *aradigm' 0od -ill *ay +our (ebts This past week we added to our Success Manual <o&nload Li(rary an e.cellent Success Manual, !*ros#erity ' (y Carles Fill%ore . #n our post for that download, we included *esson Si. from the BA-*esson work and # promised to post *esson )ight the ne.t day. 4owever, having also ;ust completed (alph "aldo Trine2s beautiful work, !)n Tune with the )nfinite! 9for our soon-to-be-released five-volume 7onus Set, #DE L-W OF -##R-C#ION PROSPERI#Y $I$LE:, # felt it necessary to post a most compelling and timely chapter from that book, !The +aw of 'rosperity,! and thus, that was the sub;ect of yesterdayJs )ost. 3onfused1 Me, too - it was a long, hard week. 7ut, # am now making good on my word by posting yet another compelling, timely and e.tremely relevant piece from +illmore2s !'rosperity! - *esson )ight, !God %ill 'ay &our ,ebts.!
3harles +illmore, author of !Prosperity,! !Teach =s to Pray! and !3hristian 4ealing0 The Science of 7eing,! among many powerful Success and Prosperity Manuals. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
# don2t need to tell you anything about debt. $ou are likely either in debt, personally, or concerned about the debt of the various levels of government in this country 9=.S.:, or have read about the alarming debt of other countries. -ebt, and significant amounts of it, are everywhere and permeate budgets from households to businesses to governments of every level - municipal, state, federal and international. )ven if you don2t carry personal debt, the alarming levels of global debt likely affect you in some capacity. -ebt is everywhere and a 5uick perusal of the $ew &ork Times online will reveal scores of articles, letters and 8p-)d pieces on debt. The effects of debt are inescapable and !debt consciousness! is worldwide. -ebt has a profound, negative impact wherever it e.ists and allowed to fester. The e.ternal world without, according to media and other accounts, is in !debt crises.! <e(t as a )rofound8 ne"ative i%)act &erever it e?ists and allo&ed to fester+ #e e?ternal &orld &itout8 accordin" to %edia and oter accounts8 is in 'de(t crises+' -ll of tis tal! and &orry of de(t 7 re"ardless of te source or te nature8 level and e?tent of te de(t at issue 7 is a )o&erful i%)etus to creatin" Bif &e allo& itC '<e(t Consciousness+' ll of this talk and worry of debt - regardless of the source or the nature, level and e.tent of the debt at issue - is a powerful impetus to creating 9if we allow it: !-ebt 3onsciousness.! '<e(t consciousness' is i"ly to?ic. +irst, it is impossible for -ebt 3onsciousness and Prosperity 3onsciousness to co-e.ist. $ou cannot develop and maintain a healthy Prosperity 3onsciousness if you are focused on debt. -ebt, by its nature, is characteri/ed and defined by concepts of lack and limitation - the e.act opposite of what defines Prosperity 3onsciousness0 Prosperity, bundance and "ealth. #f self-inflicted precepts of lack and limitation impede your stream of consciousness, you will not be able to develop Prosperity 3onsciousness. #t is simply not possible to live in such a house divided. -ebt 3onsciousness and Prosperity 3onsciousness are polar opposites. You cannot develo) and %aintain a ealty Pros)erity Consciousness if you are focused on de(t+ <e(t8 (y its nature8 is caracteri>ed and defined (y conce)ts of lac! and li%itation 7 te e?act o))osite of &at defines Pros)erity Consciousness/ Pros)erity8 -(undance and Wealt+ <e(t Consciousness and Pros)erity Consciousness are )olar o))osites+ $et, Prosperity 3onsciousness is 6)$ to achieving Success and attaining honest and lasting "ealth. The good news is that it #S possible to build Prosperity 3onsciousness even if you have debt issues that re5uire resolution. Pivotal to achieving Prosperity 3onsciousness when the world without is awash in red, and admittedly not an easy task, is to keep your debt challenges #% the e.ternal world, i.e., the world without, not let those obstacles become the focus of your internal attention, and maintain your focal point on Prosperity and bundance. #n other words, keep the debt challenge outside the door to your mind, while you e.ecute proper financial housekeeping on the inside. "hile perhaps not the easiest of tasks, like any worthwhile ob;ective, it can be accomplished with diligence, vigilance, concentrated effort and commitment. Moreover, and of ma;or significance, Prosperity 3onsciousness MUS# be properly attained if one is to escape debt with finality. Pros)erity Consciousness MUS# (e )ro)erly attained if one is to esca)e de(t &it finality+ Oter&ise8 de(t &ill continue in a self7)er)etuatin" cycle until te necessary intervention re=uired to re)ro"ra% te faulty conditionin" to tat of true Pros)erity Consciousness is effectuated+ It is tat si%)le+ Simply paying off a debt does not - by itself - rectify faulty conditioning concerning debt. That programming must be erased and replaced with proper programming that produces 4ealth, "ealth, Prosperity and Success. The first step in eliminating faulty conditioning that gives rise to bad financial habits is to first rise above the -ebt 3onsciousness that produced the debt in the first instance. #f bad financial conditioning is not corrected and replaced with solid conditioning founded on concepts of Prosperity, bundance and "ealth, be assured that debt "#** return again - and again, and again . . . until the bad programming is eradicated and replaced with right conditioning. #n his phenomenal book, !ecrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. 4arv )cker calls your economic conditioning your !financial blueprint,! and you will *"$S live according to it, whether it be good or bad. #f positive financial change is what you seek, i.e., "ealth, you absolutely, positively M=ST adopt and implement the right financial blueprint. 8therwise, debt will continue in a self-perpetuating cycle until the necessary intervention re5uired to reprogram the faulty conditioning to that of true Prosperity 3onsciousness is effectuated. #t is that simple. *et2s face it0 debt stinks. %obody wants to carry debt. #f you have debt, you M=ST - starting right now - ST8P focusing and obsessing on that debt. #t will only bring more debt, deteriorate your emotional, physical and spiritual health, and make your life miserable. -espite the outer world circumstances of !debt,! you must build an inner world of Prosperity. The sooner you do so, the sooner you will escape -ebt 3onsciousness and break the vicious debt cycle. If you ave de(t8 you MUS# 7 startin" ri"t no& 7 S#OP focusin" and o(sessin" on tat de(t+ It &ill only (rin" %ore de(t8 deteriorate your e%otional8 )ysical and s)iritual ealt8 and %a!e your life %isera(le+ This may well be one of the most challenging issues in developing a solid, keenly established Prosperity 3onsciousness0 attempting to do so while carrying personal debt. 4ow can one make that paradigm shift - from lack and limitation to bundance and Prosperity - when current income seemingly is not enough to reduce and eliminate debt1 4ow2s this for an answer0 6O< WILL P-Y YOUR <E$#S. 7efore your write 9or laugh: this one off, # urge you to read what 3harles +illmore has to say. $ou don2t have anything to lose, e.cept, of course, your debt. *osing debt is a good thing. "e don2t receive many comments to our posts, but on this issue, # would love to hear what you have to say on this sub;ect. Please leave a comment and let2s open this topic up for some discussion. Since debt is such a problem and an e.tremely negative emotional hot-button, your thoughts, comments, concerns and 5uestions on this sub;ect are greatly welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for visiting our site. "e appreciate the support that we have been receiving and hope that the information, content and material that we work hard to make available proves to be of service to you. -s al&ays8 Peace Out8 and 7 N-M-S#E9 #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6od Will Pay Your <e(ts Carles Fill%ore @For"ive us our de(ts8 as &e also ave for"iven our de(tors+A In tese &ords Nesus e?)ressed an infalli(le la& of %ind8 te la& tat one idea %ust (e dissolved (efore anoter can ta!e its )lace+ If you ave in your %ind any tou"t tat so%eone as &ron"ed you8 you cannot let in te cleansin" )o&er of S)irit and te ricness of s)iritual su(stance until you ave cast out te tou"t of te &ron"8 ave for"iven it fully+ You %ay (e &onderin" &y you ave failed to "et s)iritual illu%ination or to find te consciousness of s)iritual su(stance+ Pera)s te reason is ere/ a lac! of roo% for te true tou"ts (ecause oter tou"ts fill your %ind+ If you are not receivin" te s)iritual understandin" you feel you sould ave8 you sould searc your %ind carefully for unfor"ivin" tou"ts+ @#ou"ts are tin"sA and occu)y s)ace in te %ind real%+ #ey ave su(stance and for% and %ay easily (e ta!en as )er%anent (y one not endo&ed &it s)iritual discern%ent+ #ey (rin" fort fruit accordin" to te seed )lanted in te %ind8 (ut tey are not endurin" unless founded in S)irit+ #ou"ts are alive and are endo&ed (y te tin!er &it a secondary tin!in" )o&er* tat is8 te tou"t entity tat te I -M for%s assu%es an e"o and (e"ins to tin! on its o&n account+ #ou"ts also tin! (ut only &it te )o&er you "ive to te%+ #ell %e &at !ind of tou"ts you are oldin" a(out yourself and your nei"(ors8 and I can tell you 2ust &at you %ay e?)ect in te &ay of ealt8 finances8 and ar%ony in your o%e+ -re you sus)icious of your nei"(orsM You cannot love and trust in 6od if you ate and distrust %en+ #e t&o ideas love and ate8 or trust and %istrust8 si%)ly cannot (ot (e )resent in your %ind at one ti%e8 and &en you are entertainin" one8 you %ay (e sure te oter is a(sent+ #rust oter )eo)le and use te )o&er tat you accu%ulate fro% tat act to trust 6od+ #ere is %a"ic in it/ it &or!s &onders* love and trust are dyna%ic8 vital )o&ers+ -re you accusin" %en of (ein" tieves8 and fear tat tey are "oin" to ta!e a&ay fro% you so%etin" tat is your o&nM Wit suc a tou"t "eneratin" fear and even terror in your %ind and fillin" your consciousness &it dar!ness8 &ere is tere roo% for te FaterIs li"t of )rotectionM Rater (uild &alls of love and su(stance around yourself+ Send out s&ift8 invisi(le %essen"ers of love and trust for your )rotection+ #ey are (etter "uards tan )olice%en or detectives+ <o not 2ud"e oters as re"ards teir "uilt or innocence+ Consider yourself and o& you stand in te si"t of te Fater for avin" tou"ts a(out anoterIs "uilt+ $e"in your refor% &it yourself+ #at %eans %uc to one &o en2oys an understandin" of %ind and its la&s8 tou" it %ay %ean little to te ordinary individual+ De &o !no&s i%self su)erficially8 2ust is e?ternal )ersonality8 tin!s e as refor%ed &en e as confor%ed to te %oral and "overn%ental la&s+ De %ay even (e filled &it is o&n self7ri"teousness and daily lift u) is voice to )raise 6od tat e is not as oter %en are8 tat e as for"iven %en teir trans"ressions+ De loo!s on all %en &o do not confor% to is ideas of %orality and reli"ion as (ein" sinners and trans"ressors and tan!s 6od for is o&n insi"t and !eenness+ $ut e is not at )eace+ So%etin" see%s lac!in"+ 6od does not tal! to i% @face to face8A (ecause te %ind8 &ere 6od and %an %eet8 is dar!ened (y te %ur!y tou"t tat oter %en are sinners+ Our first &or! in any de%onstration is to contact 6od* terefore8 &e %ust for"ive all %en teir trans"ressions+ #rou" tis for"iveness &e cleanse our %ind so tat te Fater can for"ive us our o&n trans"ressions+ #e &orld cannot (e free fro% te (onda"e of de(t and interest until %en start to &or! in teir %inds to erase tose tin"s fro% consciousness+ Our for"ivin" @all %enA includes ourselves+ You %ust also for"ive yourself+ Let te fin"er of denial erase every sin or @fallin" sortA tat you ave car"ed u) a"ainst yourself+ Pay your de(t (y sayin" to tat )art of yourself &ic you tin! as fallen sort/ @#ou art %ade &ole/ sin no %ore8 lest a &orse tin" (efall tee+A #en @loose i%8 and let i% "o+A #reat sin as a %ental trans"ression8 instead of considerin" it as a %oral deflection+ <eny in tou"t all tendency to te error &ay and old yourself fir%ly to te Crist S)irit8 &ic is your divine self+ Part co%)any forever &it @accusin" conscience+A #ose &o ave resolved to sin no %ore ave notin" in co%%on &it "uilt+ @Sall I (e in de(t as lon" as I old de(ts a"ainst otersMA We find tis to (e te la& of %ind/ a tou"t of de(t &ill )roduce de(t+ So lon" as you (elieve in de(t you &ill "o into de(t and accu%ulate te (urdens tat follo& tat tou"t+ Woever as not for"iven all %en teir de(ts is li!ely to fall into de(t i%self+ <oes tis %ean tat you sould "ive recei)ted (ills to all tose &o o&e youM No+ #at &ould not (e erasin" te tou"t of de(t fro% your %ind+ First deny in %ind tat any %an or &o%an o&es you anytin"+ If necessary8 "o over your list of na%es se)arately and sincerely for"ive te tou"t of de(t &ic you ave (een attacin" to eac )erson na%ed+ More (ills %ay (e collected in tis &ay tan in any oter8 for %any of tese )eo)le &ill )ay &at tey o&e &en you send te% tis for"ivin" tou"t+ <e(t is a contradiction of te universal e=uili(riu%8 and tere is no suc tin" as lac! of e=uili(riu% in te entire universe+ #erefore8 in S)irit and in #rut8 tere is no de(t+ Do&ever8 %en old on to a tou"t of de(t8 and tis tou"t is res)onsi(le for a "reat deal of sorro& and ardsi)+ #e true disci)le reali>es is su))ly in te consciousness of o%ni)resent8 universally )ossessed a(undance+ S)irit su(stance is i%)artial and o&ned in co%%on8 and no tou"t of de(t can enter into it+ <e(ts e?ist in te %ind8 and in te %ind is te )ro)er )lace to (e"in li=uidatin" te%+ #ese tou"t entities %ust (e a(olised in %ind (efore teir outer %anifestations &ill )ass a&ay and stay a&ay+ #e &orld can never (e free fro% te (onda"e of financial o(li"ations until %en erase fro% teir %inds te tou"ts of @%ine and tineA tat "enerates de(ts and interest+ -naly>e te tou"t of de(t and you &ill see tat it involves a tou"t of lac!+ <e(t is a tou"t of lac! &it a(sence at (ot ends* te creditor tin!s e lac!s &at is o&ed i% and te de(tor tin!s e lac!s &at is necessary to )ay it8 else e &ould discar"e te o(li"ation rater tan continue it+ #ere is error at (ot ends of te )ro)osition and notin" in te %iddle+ #is (ein" true8 it sould (e easy to dissolve te &ole tou"t tat anyone o&es us or tat &e o&e anyone anytin"+ We sould fill our %ind &it tou"ts of all7sufficiency8 and &ere tere is no lac! tere can (e no de(ts+ #us8 &e find tat te &ay to )ay our de(ts is (y fillin" our %ind &it te su(stance of ideas tat are te direct o))osite of te tou"ts of lac! tat caused te de(ts+ Ideas of a(undance &ill %ore =uic!ly and surely (rin" &at is yours to you tan any tou"ts you can old a(out de(tors discar"in" teir o(li"ations to you+ See su(stance every&ere and affir% it8 not only for yourself (ut for everyone else+ Es)ecially affir% a(undance for tose &o% you ave eld in te tou"t of o&in" you+ #us you &ill el) te% )ay teir de(ts %ore easily tan if you %erely erased teir na%es fro% your (oo! of accounts receiva(le+ Del) )ay te oter fello&Is de(ts (y for"ivin" i% is de(ts and declarin" for i% te a(undance tat is is already in S)irit+ #e idea of a(undance &ill also (rin" its fruits into your o&n life+ Let te la& of )lenty &or! itself out in you and in your affairs+ #is is te &ay te Fater for"ives your de(ts/ not (y cancelin" te% on Dis (oo!s (ut (y erasin" te% fro% Dis %ind+ De re%e%(ers te% no %ore a"ainst you &en you deny teir reality+ #e Fater is te every&ere )resent S)irit in &ic all tat a))ears as its ori"in+ 6odIs love sees you al&ays &ell8 a))y8 and a(undantly )rovided for* (ut 6odIs &isdo% de%ands tat order and ri"t relation e?ist in your %ind (efore it %ay (eco%e %anifest in your affairs as a(undance+ Dis love &ould "ive you your every desire8 (ut Dis &isdo% ordains tat you for"ive your de(tors (efore your de(ts are for"iven+ #o re%edy any state of li%ited finances or ill7ealt tat as (een (rou"t a(out (y &orry one %ust (e"in (y eli%inatin" te &orry tat is te ori"inal cause+ One %ust free oneIs %ind fro% te (urden of de(t (efore te de(t can (e )aid+ Many )eo)le ave found tat te state%ent @I o&e no %an anytin" (ut loveA as el)ed te% "reatly to counteract tis tou"t of de(t+ -s tey used te &ords teir %inds &ere o)ened to an inflo& of divine love and tey faitfully co7 o)erated &it te divine la& of for"iveness in tou"t8 &ord8 and deed+ #ey (uilt u) suc a stron" consciousness of te ealin" and enricin" )o&er of 6odIs love tat tey could live and &or! )eacefully and )rofita(ly &it teir associates+ #us rene&ed constantly in ealt8 in fait8 and in inte"rity8 tey &ere a(le to %eet every o(li"ation tat ca%e to te%+ #e state%ent @I o&e no %an anytin" (ut loveA does not %ean tat &e can disclai% o&in" our creditors %oney or try to evade te )ay%ent of o(li"ations &e ave incurred+ #e tin" denied is te (urdenso%e tou"t of de(t or of lac!+ #e &or! of )ayin" de(ts is an inner &or! avin" notin" to do &it te de(ts already o&ed (ut &it te &ron" tou"ts tat )roduced te%+ Wen one olds to te ri"t ideas8 (urdenso%e de(ts &ill not (e contracted+ <e(ts are )roduced (y tou"ts of lac!8 i%)atient desire8 and covetousness+ Wen tese tou"ts are overco%e8 de(ts are overco%e8 for"iven8 and )aid in full8 and &e are free fro% te% for all ti%e+ Your tou"ts sould at all ti%es (e &orty of your i"est self8 your fello& %an8 and 6od+ #e tou"ts tat %ost fre=uently &or! ill to you and your associates are tou"ts of criticis% and conde%nation+ Free your %ind of te% (y oldin" te tou"t @#ere is no& no conde%nation in Crist Nesus+A Fill your %ind &it tou"ts of divine love8 2ustice8 )eace8 and for"iveness+ #is &ill )ay your de(ts of love8 &ic are te only de(ts you really o&e+ #en see o& =uic!ly and easily and naturally all your outer de(ts &ill (e )aid and all inar%onies of %ind8 (ody8 and affairs s%ooted out at te sa%e ti%e+ Notin" &ill so =uic!ly enric your %ind and free it fro% every tou"t of lac! as te reali>ation of divine love+ <ivine love &ill =uic!ly and )erfectly free you fro% te (urden of de(t and eal you of your )ysical infir%ities8 often caused (y de)ression8 &orry8 and financial fear+ Love &ill (rin" your o&n to you8 ad2ust all %isunderstandin"s8 and %a!e your life and affairs ealty8 a))y8 ar%onious8 and free8 as tey sould (e+ Love indeed is te @fulfill%ent of te la&+A #e &ay is no& o)en for you to )ay your de(ts+ Surrender te% to 6od alon" &it all your dou(ts and fears+ Follo& te li"t tat is floodin" into your %ind+ 6odIs )o&er8 love8 and &isdo%8 are ere8 for Dis !in"do% is &itin you+ 6ive Di% full do%inion in your life and affairs+ 6ive Di% your (usiness8 your fa%ily affairs8 your finances8 and let Di% )ay your de(ts+ De is even no& doin" it8 for it is Dis ri"teous desire to free you fro% every (urden8 and De is leadin" you out of te (urden of de(t8 &eter of o&in" or (ein" o&ed+ Meet every insidious tou"t8 suc as @I canIt8A @I donIt !no& o&8A @I canIt see te &ay8A &it te declaration @Neova is %y se)erd* I sall not &ant+A You @sall not &antA te &isdo%8 te coura"e to do8 or te su(stance to do &it &en you ave once fully reali>ed te sco)e of te vast trut tat -l%i"tiness is leadin" you into @"reen )astures + + + (eside still &aters+A In te !in"do% of #rut and reality ideas are te coin of te real%+ You can use te ne& ideas tat divine &isdo% is no& =uic!enin" in your %ind and start tis very %o%ent to )ay your de(ts+ $e"in (y tan!in" 6od for your freedo% fro% te de(t7(urden tou"t+ #is is an i%)ortant ste) in (rea!in" te sac!les of de(t+ #e funds to )ay all your (ills %ay not suddenly a))ear in a lu%) su%* (ut as you &atc and &or! and )ray8 oldin" yourself in te consciousness of 6odIs leadersi) and Dis a(undance8 you &ill notice your funds (e"innin" to "ro& @ere a little8 tere a little8A and increasin" %ore and %ore ra)idly as your fait increases and your an?ious tou"ts are stilled+ For &it te increase &ill co%e added "ood 2ud"%ent and &isdo% in te %ana"e%ent of your affairs+ <e(t is soon van=uised &en &isdo% and "ood 2ud"%ent are in control+ <o not yield to te te%)tation of @easy7)ay%ent )lans+A -ny )ay%ent tat drains your )ay envelo)e (efore you receive it is not an @easy )ay%ent+A <o not allo& false )ride to te%)t you to )ut on a tousand7dollar front on a undred7dollar salary+ #ere %ay (e ti%es &en you are te%)ted to %iss )ayin" a (ill in order to indul"e a desire for so%e tin"+ #is easily leads one into te a(it of )uttin" off )ayin"8 &ic fastens te incu(us of de(t on )eo)le (efore tey reali>e it+ It is te innocent7a))earin" forerunner of te de(t a(it and de(t tou"t tat %ay ro( you of )eace8 content%ent8 freedo%8 inte"rity8 and )ros)erity for years to co%e+ #e <ivine Mind &itin you is %uc stron"er tan tis desire %ind of te (ody+ #urn to it in a ti%e li!e tis8 and affir%/ @Neova is %y se)erd* I sall not &antA tis tin" until it co%es to %e in divine order+ $less your creditors &it te tou"t of a(undance as you (e"in to accu%ulate te &ere&ital to )ay off your o(li"ations+ Kee) te fait tey ad in you (y includin" te% in your )rayer for increase+ $e"in to free yourself at once (y doin" all tat is )ossi(le &it te %eans you ave and as you )roceed in tis s)irit te &ay &ill o)en for you to do %ore* for trou" te avenues of S)irit %ore %eans &ill co%e to you and every o(li"ation &ill (e %et+ If you are a creditor8 (e careful of te !ind of tou"ts you old over your de(tor+ -void te tou"t tat e is un&illin" to )ay you or tat e is una(le to )ay you+ One tou"t olds i% in disonesty8 and te oter olds i% su(2ect to lac!8 and eiter of te% tends to close te door to te )ossi(ility of is )ayin" you soon+ #in! &ell and s)ea! &ell of all tose &o o&e you+ If you tal! a(out te% to oters avoid callin" te% na%es tat you &ould not a))ly to yourself+ Cultivate a "enuine feelin" of love for te% and res)ect teir inte"rity in s)ite of all a))earances+ <eclare a(undant su))ly for te% and tus el) te% to )ros)er+ Pray and &or! for teir "ood as &ell as for your o&n8 for yours is inse)ara(le fro% teirs+ You o&e your de(tor =uite as %uc as e o&es you and yours is a de(t of love+ Pay your de(t to i% and e &ill )ay is to you+ #is rule of action never fails+ Far7seein" Cristians loo! for&ard to an early resu%)tion of te econo%ic syste% inau"urated (y te early follo&ers of Nesus+ #ey ad all tin"s in co%%on8 and no %an lac!ed anytin"+ $ut (efore &e can ave a truly Cristian co%%unity founded on a s)iritual (asis &e %ust (e educated into a ri"t &ay of tin!in" a(out finances+ If &e sould all "et to"eter and divide all our )ossessions8 it &ould (e (ut a sort ti%e until tose &o ave te )revailin" financial ideas &ould %ani)ulate our finances8 and )letora on one and and lac! on te oter &ould a"ain (e esta(lised+ #e &orld cannot (e free fro% te (onda"e of de(t and interest until %en start to &or! in teir %inds to erase tose tin"s fro% consciousness+ If te United States for"ave te nations of Euro)e all teir de(ts and &i)ed te slate clean8 te la& &ould not necessarily (e fulfilled* for tere &ould )ro(a(ly re%ain a tou"t tat tey still o&ed us and tat &e ad %ade a sacrifice in cancelin" te o(li"ations+ We sould not feel very friendly a(out it and &ould not truly for"ive te%8 and in tat case te error tou"t &ould (e carried on+ We %ust first for"ive te error tou"t tat tey o&e us %oney and tat &e &ould (e losin" %oney (y cancelin" te de(ts+ #e %an &o is forced to for"ive a de(t does not for"ive it+ -(ove all &e sould fill our %ind &it te consciousness of tat divine a(undance &ic is so %anifest every&ere in te &orld today+ #ere is as %uc su(stance as tere ever &as8 (ut its free flo& as (een interfered &it trou" selfisness+ We %ust rid our %ind of te selfis ac=uisitiveness tat is so do%inant in te race tou"t8 and in tat &ay do our )art in te "reat &or! of freein" te &orld fro% avarice+ It is te duty of every Cristian %eta)ysician to el) in te solution of tis )ro(le% (y affir%in" tat te universal S)irit of su))ly is no& (eco%in" %anifest as a distri(utin" ener"y te &orld over* tat all stored7 u)8 oarded8 vicious tou"ts are (ein" dissolved* tat all )eo)le ave tin"s in co%%on* tat no one any&ere lac!s anytin"* and tat te divine la& of distri(ution of infinite su))ly tat Nesus de%onstrated is no& (ein" %ade %anifest trou"out te &orld+ @#e eart is te LordIs8 and te fullness tereof+A #ere is a le"iti%ate co%%erce tat is carried on (y %eans of &at is called credit+ Credit is a convenience to (e used (y tose &o a))reciate its value and are careful not to a(use it8 for to do so &ould (e to ruin it+ Do&ever8 %any )ersons are not e=ui))ed to use te credit syste% to advanta"e and are li!ely to a(use it+ In te first )lace8 fe& individuals are fa%iliar &it te intricacies of sound credit syste%s and often assu%e o(li"ations &itout (ein" certain of teir a(ility to %eet te%8 es)ecially sould so%e unforeseen co%)lication arise+ Fre=uently8 an individual loses all tat e invests and finds i%self involved in a (urden of de(t in addition+ Suc tin"s are not in divine order and are lar"ely res)onsi(le for retardin" )ros)erity+ No one sould assu%e an o(li"ation unless e is )re)ared to %eet it )ro%)tly and &illin"ly &en it co%es due+ No one sould assu%e an o(li"ation unless e is )re)ared to %eet it )ro%)tly and &illin"ly &en it co%es due+ One &o !no&s 6od as is unfailin" resource can (e assured of is su))ly &en it is needed+ #en &y sould e )lun"e into de(t &en e is confident of is daily su))ly &itout de(tM #ere are no creditors or de(tors in 6odIs !in"do%+ If you are in tat !in"do%8 you need no lon"er (e (urdened &it te tou"t of de(t eiter as de(tor or creditor+ Under divine la& tere is no reacin" out for tin"s tat are (eyond oneIs )resent %eans+ #ere is an ever7increasin" ricness of consciousness co%in" fro% te certain !no&led"e tat 6od is infinite and unfailin" su))ly+ Outer tin"s confor% to te inner )attern8 and rices are attracted to te one &o lives close to te unselfis eart of 6od+ Dis environ%ent is %ade (eautiful (y te "lory of te Presence8 and tere is satisfyin" and lastin" )ros)erity in is affairs+ #ere is (ut one &ay to (e free fro% de(t+ #at is te desire to (e free8 follo&ed (y te reali>ation tat de(t as no le"iti%ate )lace in 6odIs !in"do% and tat you are deter%ined to erase it entirely fro% your %ind+ -s you &or! to&ard your freedo% you &ill find it el)ful to ave daily )eriods for %editation and )rayer+ <o not concentrate on de(ts or s)oil your )rayers (y constantly tin!in" of de(ts+ #in! of tat &ic you &ant to de%onstrate8 not tat fro% &ic you see! freedo%+ Wen you )ray8 tan! te Fater for Dis care and "uidance8 for Dis )rovision and )lenty8 for Dis love and &isdo%8 for Dis infinite a(undance and your )rivile"e to en2oy it+ Dere are a fe& )ros)erity )rayers tat %ay el) esta(lis you in te trut of )lenty and erase te error tou"t of de(t+ #ey are offered as su""estions for for%in" your o&n )rayers (ut %ay (e used as "iven &it e?cellent results+ ! am no longer an=ious about finances> Thou art my all-sufficiency in all things% The S#irit of honesty, #rom#tness, efficiency, and order is no1 e=#ressed in me and in all that ! do% ! am free from all limitations of mortal thought about :uantities and /alues% The su#erabundance of riches of the Christ 9ind are no1 mine, and ! am #ros#ered in all my 1ays% Success Key/ S+M+-+R+# 6oal -cieve%ent Metod 1 Part . Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'une AA, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Precision is te difference (et&een true <esire and idle8 %eanin"less @&isin"A or @o)in"+A If an individualIs 6oal is to %a!e @lotsa %oneyA or @"et ric so%edayA tat is notin" %ore tan &asteful &isin"8 drea%in" or o)in"+ #e result/ te 6oal &ill never (e acieved+ It 2ust isnIt "oin" to a))en unless te 6oal is %ade %ore 1 %uc %ore 1 s)ecific+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' S%9%A%)%T 0oal Achie/ement 9ethod ? *art 5' S*EC!2!C!T+ Several years ago during a teleseminar with Gic 'ohnson # was introduced to a great ,oal achievement method0 S.M..(.T. # had never it heard of SM(T, although it had been apparently been around for a few years. Gic proclaimed that it is basic, easy to follow, and is so effective that he and his business team consistently use it every time that they set ,oal, whether large or small. #f you have never heard of SM(T, # think you will find it incredibly helpful, despite its simplicity. +or those of you who have heard of SM(T, perhaps a bit of a refresher is in order. Simply stated, SM-R# is a %etod to use &enever you esta(lis a 6oal tat si"nificantly assists you in te )rocess of attainin" your 6oal8 tere(y increasin" your li!eliood of Success. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8kay, you already figured out that SM(T is an acronym. *etOs get down to what it means. S 1 S)ecific M 1 Measura(le - 1 -cieva(le R 1 Realistic # 1 #i%e Bs)ecific ti%e* certain dayC Simple enough, right1 %ow letOs apply the method to a ,oal. +or our e.ample, being that yesterday was the Summer Solstice in the %orthern 4emisphere of our home planet, # thought it might be nice to use an e.ample that is a little different P not the usual IS amount of money by ne.t monthJ hypothetical e.ample. 8n Sunday, as a +atherOs -ay event, my wife and # took the kids to a neat little place near the %ew 'ersey waterfront called the Tuckerton Seaport. walking, village type of museum, the Tuckerton Seaport brings you back a hundred years or so to life on the bays P when IbaymenJ made their living harvesting clams, waterfowl and other natural resources using hand made wooden boats and bird decoys 9the decoy shows and e.hibits in this part of the )ast 3oast are phenomenal:. s we scampered about, the kids got a blast out of a little wooden boat that looked like something that could be readily built with some detailed plans, rightful knowledge and appropriate tools. Our 6oal/ $uild a .07foot &ooden (oat to ro& around a s%all far% )ond. %ow, letOs apply SM(T to our ,oal. Part ./ S)ecificity ll ,oals must be specific P very specific. #n Think and Grow Rich, %apoleon 4ill repeated e.tols the serious re5uirements of -efiniteness of Purpose and -efiniteness of Plan. $ou need to know e.actly what it is that you are shooting for and definite means for attaining it. The Success Manual 7oat. To build your boat, you need to have a Specific #mage of the ,oal. Take away0 The more SP)3#+#3 your ,oal, the more likely that you will attain it. ,et Specific %8". ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Precision is the difference between true -esire and idle, meaningless IwishingJ or Ihoping.J #f an individualOs ,oal is to make Ilotsa moneyJ or Iget rich somedayJ that is nothing more than wasteful wishing, dreaming or hoping. The result0 the ,oal will %)G)( be achieved. #t ;ust isnOt going to happen unless the ,oal is made more P much more P specific. "hy1 +irst, if all you want is Ilotsa money,J how in the world are you going to know when you have arrived1 # would surmise that, if you are an inhabitant of the =S or other areas of the world, by standards compared to third world, impoverished countries, you likely would already be considered wealthy. I*otsa moneyJ is not only vague and non- specific, but it is BDDN sub;ective. I*otsa moneyJ means something very different among -onald Trump, the average middle-income resident of this country and a homeless, earth5uake-stricken family of Port au Prince, 4aiti. The ,oal should be specific enough that it means the e.act same thing to any observer, i.e., BDDN ob;ective, not sub;ective. Second, while ,od certainly reads your heart, if you are not specific enough with your prayers, affirmations, visuali/ations, etc., ,od and 4is abundant =niverse are not going to know how to respond. Tell ,od e.actly what you want. 8therwise, as with our Ilotsa moneyJ e.ample, you are merely sending out vague, static-filled and ambiguous messages. 4ere is another e.ample of looking at the issue of specific re5uests0 "hen ordering dinner at a fine restaurant, what would your waiter better understand0 B: if you merely asked for a delicious meal high in protein, or A: if you ordered the roasted duck with wild mushrooms, cranberries, water cress and pine nuts in a wine reduction demi- glace served with roasted herb-crusted e.otic Peruvian root vegetables 9of course, the special for the evening:. The answer is obvious. 7y being specific, the wait service fully understands and is able to deliver that which you -esire. #a!e a&ay/ #e %ore SPECIFIC your 6oal8 te %ore li!ely tat you &ill attain it+ 6et S)ecific NOW+ pplying this principle to our boat pro;ect, we need to be as specific as possible. "e already decided on a wood boat, BA feet in length, that can be rowed 9as opposed to a sail boat or other type of surface craft: on a small farm point. %othing fancy, nothing big, nothing that needs to be sea-worthy, i.e., is able to handle heavy weather and water conditions. Seems pretty specific, but is it1 #f you had to start right now, what would you do1 3hances are, if you had a pile of wood, tools, some hardware such as nails, screws, etc., you could walk out to the garage right this instant and start building your boat. 7ut why would you1 #f you did, with no further precision as to your boat, how realistic is it that you would Succeed with something water worthy and that would last1 Probably not too good. So, letOs get specific P real specific P with our boat. # would recommend that we ;ump on the computer and start doing some research on boat building. 8r, perhaps, find a great book of actual boat plans. h, yes . . . plans. <efiniteness of Pur)ose* <efiniteness of Plans+ "e need bona fide, legitimate plans that lay out, step by step, how to build the precise boat that we -esire. s such, you continue your search on the computer and eventually find the definitive small boat-building website, and lo, there it is P the perfect little wood boat P something that you already imagined. "isely, you spend the TAH.DD to buy the detailed, engineer-5uality plans on how to build the boat, download them to your computer, print them up and give them a heavy review. "e now have a Specific ,oal. The ,oal has been defined with precision and specificity, as the plans contain each and every detail necessary to build the boat that you have been dreaming about. There is nothing sub;ective about the ,oal - anyone from anywhere would be able to determine whether or not you built the boat 9achieved the goal: based on pictures of the boat as per the plans. The ,oal has been ob;ectified, a critical step in the process. nd, even better, you now have a very precise picture of the ultimate outcome0 images of the boat which P whether you reali/e it or not P are being imprinted upon your conscious and subconscious mind. The more you focus on these images, and the process of building the boat according to the detailed plans, the greater the likelihood that you will reali/e your -esire. 7ut wait P thereOs more. The more you focus on the idea of the boat, and the more that you fall in love with that little boat 9e.g., you play mental videos of you and your children out in the boat, having fun, teaching them to row, etc. P all good, pleasurable images:, building the boat is more than a -esire P it now also becomes an #deal& #deals are #deas in which you fall in love. #f you are in love with the building the boat and what it represents and means to you and your children, again - the greater your likelihood of Success. +inishing the boat becomes less a matter of "ill Power and more of a matter of "ant Power. "ant Power is stronger and highly more effective. +rom our little boat e.ample, the importance of a Specific ,oal should be obvious. The more Specific $8=( ,oal, the more likely that you will Succeed in achieving it. So tere you ave it/ S 1 SPECIFIC. 8f course, there is more to the formula. Specific ,oal is an absolute crucial first step, but that it is still a first step. #n our ne.t Success 6ey Post, Part A will address the M P Measurable. Success Key/ S+M+-+R+#+ 6oal -cieve%ent Metod 1 Part 0 Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'uly B, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Wit res)ect to any )articular 6oal8 at any )oint in ti%e Band re"ardless of te nu%(er8 nature and e?tent of all 6oals8 for &e all ave %anyC you are eiter %ovin" to&ards your 6oal or a&ay fro% it+ #ere is no in (et&een+ Standin" still doesnIt count8 for if you are not )ro"ressin" for&ard8 ten you are %ovin" (ac!&ards+ -s suc8 if you truly <esire to attain te 6oal8 it is i"ly critical to !no& &eter you are )ro"ressin" for&ard in te ri"t direction or &eter you are %erely %ovin" (ac!&ards+ If you are NO# %ovin" to&ards your 6oal8 ten you MUS# !no& tat fact -N< you MUS# find out &y+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey' S%9%A%)%T% 0oal Achie/ement 9ethod ? *art ;' 9EASU)AB!L!T+ *ast week, we opened a discussion on the SM-R# 6oal -cieve%ent Metod P a precise and highly effective system that significantly assists you in the process of working towards a ,oal, thereby greatly increasing your likelihood of ultimate Success. s you may recall, SM(T is an acronym for0 Specific, Measurable, chievable, (ealistic and Time. In last &ee!Is )ost we addressed in detail the first element of the SM(T Method0 ISJ or Specificity. Today, we will take a close look at the IMJ or Measurability. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8n its surface, there probably doesnOt seem much to say about Measurability. $our initial response may have been, Iokay, the ,oal must be measurable,J or Iprogress towards the ,oal must be measurable.J 7ut it is more than that. nd, when we e.amine why progress must be measurable, we come to a greater understanding of the ,oal and Success attainment process, thereby increasing our levels of awareness and increasing the likelihood that we will Succeed. Measurability is really a four-fold element. Measurability means that0 B: you must be capable of measuring your progress as you work towards your ,oal 9i.e., your ,oal must be Specific enough 9the ISJ: so that at any point in time anyone may ob;ectively determine whether or not the ,oal has been achieved:, A: you implement a system capable of periodically measuring your progress towards your ,oal, <: you actually use your system of measuring your progress towards your ,oal, thereby collecting valuable information of your progress and, if you are not progressing towards the ,oal, why not, and K: in response to the information collected through your progress measuring system, you take appropriate remedial or corrective action that will bring you closer to achieving your ,oal, with the action comprising both speedUefficiency andUor direction towards the ,oal. %ow this may all seem like 5uite a bit of work, but in practical reality, it truly isnOt. #n fact, using your ,oal progress system P whatever it may be P will save you untold amounts of time in the long run, and may even be the saving grace that keeps ultimate failure at bay. "ith respect to any particular ,oal, at any point in time 9and regardless of the number, nature and e.tent of all ,oals, for we all have many: you are either moving towards your ,oal or away from it. There is no in between. Standing still doesnOt count, for if you are not progressing forward, then you are moving backwards. s such, if you truly -esire to attain the ,oal, it is highly critical to know whether you are progressing forward in the right direction or whether you are merely moving backwards. #f you are %8T moving towards your ,oal, then you M=ST know that fact %- you M=ST find out why. well established ,oal progress system will answer both 5uestions. #t will allow you to evaluate P in an ob;ective fashion P your progress, and if you not making progress, why not. "hy is this so critical1 7ecause if you determine that you are not moving towards your ,oal and you have ob;ectively identified why not, then you are in position to take remedial, corrective 3T#8% to get you back on track. That is how ** Success is attained and ** ,oals achieved. Through this evaluation process, the individual is able to determine whether or not they are moving towards the ,oal, and if not, then why not, and in response, the appropriate corrective 3T#8% may be taken. #t is the only way. The best laid plans 9-efiniteness of Plan: at the beginning of any venture rarely will bring you directly to your destination. $ou must modify your trip along the way. #t is 48" Success is (eali/ed& Measuring Progress. well established ,oal progress system M=ST answer two 5uestions0 B: "hether you are moving towards your ,oal, and A: #f not, why1 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
ThereOs more to Measurability and we will continue this discussion in our ne.t Success 6ey post on the sub;ect of SM(T. 7ut, there are some great take-aways from this discussion which you may adopt and implement immediately. First8 ta!e an inventory of -LL of your 6oals. 8kay, # know you have many. 7ut, in each case, to what e.tent have you implemented IMeasurability1J gain, Measurability means0 B. You %ust (e ca)a(le of %easurin" your )ro"ress as you &or! to&ards your 6oal Bi%e%8 your 6oal %ust (e S)ecific enou" Bte @SAC so tat at any )oint in ti%e anyone %ay o(2ectively deter%ine &eter or not te 6oal as (een acievedC8 A. You i%)le%ent a syste% ca)a(le of )eriodically %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 <. You actually use your syste% of %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 tere(y collectin" valua(le infor%ation as to your )ro"ress and8 if you are not )ro"ressin" to&ards te 6oal8 WDY NO#8 and K. In res)onse to te infor%ation collected trou" your )ro"ress %easurin" syste%8 you ta!e a))ro)riate re%edial or corrective -C#ION Bor8 as -ntony Ro((ins &ould say8 'M-SSIFE -C#ION'C tat &ill (rin" you closer to acievin" your 6oal8 &it te -C#ION co%)risin" (ot s)eedPefficiency andPor direction to&ards te 6oal+ #f you do not have a progress measurement system in place, no matter how IprimitiveJ it may be, you will not be able to determine if you are moving towards your ,oal or away from it. nd, as pointed out last week, if your ,oal lacks S)ecificity Bte @SA in SM-R#C, then you will not even be able to implement the IM.J So, if you havenOt done last weekOs homework and refined any non-specific, vague or ambiguous ,oals 9they must be ob;ectified so that any third party can determine when the ,oal is achieved:, get going on that so that you can move onto the IM.J This is very important stuff. Success Key/ S+M+-+R+#+ 6oal -cieve%ent Metod 1 Part 3 Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'uly <, ADBD Q Printer-friendly #o%as Edison tested %ore tan H8444 %aterials in is =uest to find a &or!a(le fila%ent for an incandescent li"t (ul( (efore @succeedin"A &it one tat &or!ed9 -fter Edison ad @failedA %ore tan .8444 ti%es8 &en e &as as!ed a(out it8 e )ur)ortedly said8 @I ave not failed .8444 ti%es+ I ave successfully discovered .8444 &ays to NO# %a!e a li"t (ul(+A Weter or not Edison actually %ade tis state%ent is irrelevant+ Wat is relevant is te )oint tat failure occurs not &it unsuccessful atte%)ts no %atter o& %any* failure occurs &en one a(andons te cause and =uits+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey' S%9%A%)%T% 0oal Achie/ement 9ethod ? *art 8' 9EASU)AB!L!T+ @continuedA In our last )ost, we e.amined the IMJ element P M)S=(7#*#T$ P of the SM(T ,oal chievement Method. Today, we are going to continue the discussion of Measurability, as this step in the process is highly critical in being able to take responsive and decisive ction towards achieving the desired ,oal. s a 5uick refresher, Measurability means0 B. $ein" ca)a(le of %easurin" your )ro"ress as you &or! to&ards your 6oal Bi+e+8 your 6oal %ust (e S)ecific enou" 1 te @SA 1 so tat at any )oint in ti%e anyone %ay o(2ectively deter%ine &eter or not te 6oal as (een acievedC8 A. I%)le%entin" a syste% ca)a(le of )eriodically %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 <. Effectively usin" your syste% of %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 tere(y collectin" valua(le infor%ation as to your )ro"ress and8 if you are not )ro"ressin" to&ards te 6oal8 WDY NO#8 and K. In res)onse to te infor%ation collected trou" your )ro"ress %easurin" syste%8 ta!in" a))ro)riate re%edial or corrective -C#ION Bor8 as -ntony Ro((ins &ould say8 @M-SSIFE -C#IONAC tat &ill (rin" you closer to acievin" your 6oal8 &it te -C#ION co%)risin" (ot s)eedPefficiency andPor direction to&ards te 6oal+ #n other words, by implementing and using an effective progress measurement system, you obtain the necessary and crucial +))-736 that advises you as to whether you or on course to reaching your goal, and if not, why not. Monitoring and evaluating progress feedback is absolutely necessary if you are to reach your ,oal, no matter how simple or how sophisticated 9or grand: your ,oal may be. "hether your reali/e it or not, you likely engage in such a process P called IcyberneticsJ by Ma.well Malt/ all of the time in common daily life. #t is one of the processes that separates human life from lower animal life, as it involves the use of our higher intellectual faculties; yet, it often works on a subconscious level. 9This is a sub;ect for a whole separate post, perhaps several posts&: *etOs look at a few e.amples of a Progress Monitoring System in action. 3onsider a commercial airline flying non-stop from %ew $ork to San +rancisco 9an e.ample used e.tensively by nthony (obbins, so # cannot take credit:. # donOt know the precise figures, but for about FFN of the flight, the aircraft is technically, but actually, Ioff course.J +lying around thunderstorms, avoiding turbulence, being buffeted by a strong head ;et stream, heavy air traffic, etc. all influences the flight path. )ven with no obstacles, such as storms, traffic, etc., the craft constantly veers off course. s a result, the craftOs onboard computers are continuously monitoring its path and redirecting it back in the proper direction. This process continues throughout the entire flight; in fact, the only time that we know for sure that the craft is precisely on target is when its landing gear make contact with the landing strip. lso consider a water craft, such as a AB-foot boat, in a < foot chop heading towards a landmark tower < miles distance. #f you have piloted a boat in such conditions, you know e.actly to what # am referring. The medium in which the craft travels is water0 fluid and highly dynamic. Moreover, there are the strong influences of wind, wave, current and tidal forces. #t is nearly impossible to keep the boat pointed directly at the landmark; the landmark is an ever moving target. #n response to your internal progress measurement system, one must take the appropriate remedial action by turning the wheel P in almost constant fashion P back and forth to keep the boat moving in an overall proper general direction. These are simple e.amples, but they do make the point. Thomas )dison2s +irst #ncandescent *ight 7ulb - More than @,DDD attempts until he made a filament that worked. *etOs look at an e.ample that is perhaps a little more meaningful0 Thomas )disonOs 5uest to find a workable filament for his incandescent light bulb idea. )dison tested more than @,DDD materials for his filament before IsucceedingJ with one that worked& "hich raises T4()) significant points0 +irst, how many people would have I5uitJ after BDD attempts1 8r, perhaps HDD attempts1 8r, B,DDD1 A,DDD1 4ow many would have continued testing materials until they reached their ,oal of a working filament capable of lasting over time and providing ma.imum luminosity1 # would guess that out of the entire world at that time, there was only one and his name was Thomas lva )dison. Second, do you think )dison would have stopped at @,HDD if he had not found the right filament1 8r, that he would have stopped at C,DDD test materials1 BD,DDD1 "e know the answer0 he would have %)G)( stopped until he reached his ,oal& 4e was BDDN committed and abandoned all avenues of escape& 4e 4- to Succeed P and, he 6%)" he would& Third, consider the nature and e.tent of )disonOs ,oal Progress Measurement System. %ow, # havenOt read his lab notebooks, but # have a pretty good feeling that this genius was highly methodical in his approach to attaining Success and inventing the worldOs first workable incandescent light bulb. # think everyone would agree that he didnOt engage in this process in a willy-nilly fashion by hapha/ardly testing materials without regard to results from past tests. )dison M=ST have utili/ed a sound progress system to /ero in what would eventually prove to be the right material for his filament. 4ad he not measured his progress and analy/ed his results is to suggest that )dison employed some random lottery system. 4ad that been his system, it is doubtful as to whether )dison ever would have attained Success in his 5uest to invent the light bulb. s an aside, the following 5uote is attributable to )dison with regard to his 5uest to invent the worldOs first working incandescent light bulb. The story goes that after )dison had IfailedJ more than B,DDD times in attempting to find a working filament for his light bulb idea, when he was asked about it, he purportedly said, I# have not failed B,DDD times. # have successfully discovered B,DDD ways to %8T make a light bulb.J >+or more on )dison and his ama/ing 5uest to invent the light bulb, Clic! Dere for te Fran!lin Institute?. "hether or not )dison actually made this statement is irrelevant. "hat is relevant is the point that failure occurs not with unsuccessful attempts no matter how many; failure occurs when one abandons the cause and 5uits. That is true definition of Ifailure.J "hat can be gained from this discussion on Measurability is this0 The ability to measure your progress towards a ,oal is what leads to Success. #f you cannot P or do not P monitor, measure and evaluate your progress %- take corrective, remedial 3T#8% as re5uired, you will not Succeed and achieve your ,oal. Measurability is that important. 8ne final, important note worth mentioning. There is a difference between proper ,oal progress measurement and obsessive pulse-taking that provides so much information as to render it meaningless. This can be a T(P, as the means become the ends P the monitoring becomes your ction. 3onsider that you have ;ust been diagnosed with high blood pressure and it is your doctorOs professional opinion that medication is not warranted, and thus, she places you on a strict regimen of diet and e.ercise. $ou vow to start that very day on your 5uest to lower your blood pressure 9good:. 7ut, you also implement a ,oal Progress Measurement System of monitoring your blood pressure by taking it every V hour 9not good:. "hile monitoring your 7P is absolutely necessary for many reasons P including as your ,oal Progress Measurement System P the sheer volume of data accumulated by taking your 7P every V hour will render that information meaningless. $ou need to implement your doctorOs orders and see what happens over time in order to properly evaluate the effectiveness of the plan. Perhaps it will work, perhaps more is re5uired. 7ut, time is re5uired to properly evaluate the planOs effectiveness. #ndeed, such obsessive monitoring may actually work against you& The importance of the Measurability factor in ,oal chievement cannot be overstated. "hile all of the SM(T elements are important and interdependent on each other, Measurability is that element that provides the critical information to make the right decisions as you work towards your ,oal. "ithout it, you would simply proceed on an infle.ible, rigid path P and if that path leads in the wrong direction, you will never reach the ,oal. #f youOre like the aircraft or the boat discussed in the e.amples, you will be off- course FFN of the time, so the ability to make decisions to correct your path is BDDN mission critical to Success. #n our ne.t part of this series, we will e.amine the IJ P 34)#G7*). Success Key/ @#ransfor%ationA 1 - Loo! $ac! Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'uly BA, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Our lives are a co%)ilation of our e?)eriences of events8 circu%stances8 conditions and te )eo)le around us+ We ave (een endo&ed (y our Creator &it te a(ility to choose DOW &e e?)erience eac of tose e?)eriences+ #erefore8 at every %o%ent8 &e ave te a(ility and freedo% 7 !no&n as @free &illA 7 to CDOOSE o& &e e?)erience tis "rand tin" called LIFE+ No(ody decides our e?)erience for us8 unless8 of course8 &e coose to voluntarily "ive te% control Bvicti% consciousnessC+ #at8 %y friends8 is te Real Po&er of #R-NSFORM-#ION+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey' <Transformation< - A Loo" Bac" at The est Seminar Training of 5B.C >%ote0 The following post initially started as the introduction to the download post for IThe Human MachineJ by rnold 7ennett. 4owever, in due course, it took on a life of its own and # decided that it had real worth as a separate piece. The download post for IThe Human MachineJ will appear tomorrow in The Success Manual.? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8nce upon a time P long, long ago P in a not so far away place, #, along with a group of close buddies from high school decided to enroll in a seminar program called Iest.J #t was in the spring of BFED, and by then, we had all moved on to college. The est Seminar Training 9est being an acronym for I)rhard Seminar Training,J named after founder "erner )rhard: was one of, if not the very, first of its kind0 an ambitious, high-cost, personal growth seminar program P something 5uite ubi5uitous in ADBD, but a freakish anomaly in BFED. # donOt recall much as to how # was introduced to est, other than the fact that two of my fellow buds had already taken the seminar and urged that it would be a great thing for us all to do. 9*ater, # would learn that the est organi/ation aggressively pushed its training program graduates to recruit more participants:. # remember reading, over and over again, a well-appointed, peaceful-conveying est promotional brochure, in pastel colors featuring pretty flowers and other decorative elements, and e.tolling the benefits of the training, including, its coveted centerpiece feature0 ItransformationJ P or in the parlance of the time, Igetting it.J # also remember the incessant phone calls from est sales staff doing their best to enroll me in the training program. 7eing AD years of age and living at home with my parents while attending college, the IrentsJ did not appreciate the aggressive marketing calls 9if either parent answered an est call, they would advise that # was not home, re5uest not to call again, and hang up. 8f course, the calls kept coming:. The *ake of the 3louds and the ppalachian Trail atop the ridgeline of the Presidential (ange as viewed from the summit of Mount "ashington. Photo by (ichard . 3atalina, 'r., ugust BFEK.
The cost of the est seminar training, which included two consecutive weekends and the three consecutive "ednesday evenings immediately before, during and after the main weekend trainings, was somewhere in the neighborhood of TB,DDD or so, if my memory serves me right. ,iven that it was near the end of the college spring semester, # was flat broke and didnOt have the re5uired ItuitionJ funds to enroll in the training program. sking Mom and Pop was out of the 5uestion, as they were totally convinced that est was a IcultJ and that Ithose peopleJ merely wanted my money 9and possibly my mind:. 4owever, one of my friends who had already taken the training was so sure of the value of my would-be Itransformation,J that he voluntarily dished out the entire tuition without me even asking for it P what a guy& 9Thanks, 7ebs&: The fact that he was willing to put a grand of his own hard-earned money on the line told me that there must be something to this training. "hy, in the world, would someone do that1 9# paid him back when working over the summer, but looking back, what a gesture on his part:. nd take the seminar training we all did P the twelve of us all enrolled in the very same training program. "e also all went in on a single double-bed room at the nearby hotel for the two Saturday night sleep over portions P that is, if the est trainers would let us out of the training to actually get sleep on those Saturday nights. ThatOs right P one room for BA college guys. s the first Saturday morning of day one of the training approached, our anticipation and e.citement grew to a feverish pitch. $ou see, we were going to be IT(%S+8(M)-&J "e had no idea what that really meant, other than some vague notion that after the est training we would somehow be different than before the training program P enlightened, changed P transformed. My parents, on the other hand, were concerned, and now being a parent myself, # can hardly blame them. t worst, # would be brainwashed into ;oining a Icult.J t the least, # was throwing away a thousand dollars which could be used to pay for my continued college education. fter all, this was BFED, and a thousand dollars was a ton of money at that time to a kid paying his way through college. 7ut, let me go they did, putting their trust in my instincts that # would not run away with some Icult.J # have to hand it to them P given my propensity for getting into trouble in my youth, that was a bold move for them. # donOt think # reali/ed that until now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "ell, let me say this 9and # said it back then:0 the est training program was an absolute blast. # had the time of my life and believe that my friends all did as well. nd, yes . . . # was T(%S+8(M)-& "e were all T(%S+8(M)-& )veryone who attended the training was T(%S+8(M)-& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Transformed into what1 "hat did ItransformJ and ItransformationJ mean1 "hat happened to us1 4ow were we changed1 "ere the bolts of lightning and did we hear ,odOs voice call down from heaven1 "ell, . . . not e.actly. 7ut, there was a transformation nonetheless. "e were all ItransformedJ in the sense of having now Ie.periencedJ the Ie.perience of the training.J That was Iit.J That was the Igetting it.J So, if you participate in the training and make it to the end, it is impossible not to Iget it.J )veryone who attends the training therefore Igets it.J I#tJ is the e.perience of having participated in the training, and the ItransformationJ may be summari/ed thusly0 before the training, an individual has not e.perienced the training P and all that it brings P while after taking the training, that same individual has now e.perienced the training. The training, or more appropriately, an individualOs e.perience of the training 9not ;ust the training, but what one e.periences inside:, is the transforming event. # can hear the skeptics already. # am not done. %ow, since it is highly unlikely that # will spoil anyoneOs intended enrollment to take the BFEDs version of the est Seminar Training program, # can tell you that learning this fact was the clima. of the program near the end of the final day. Three hundred of us sat through this grueling, and at times 5uite difficult, program, with its strict rules such as limited bathroom breaks, no medication allowed, not being able to sit ne.t to anyone you know, no watches allowed, etc. etc. etc. 9cell phones didnOt e.ist: waiting and waiting and waiting for that ImomentJ when we would all Iget itJ and be Itransformed.J That moment came late Sunday night of the second weekend P around BD0DD pm P with a trainer screaming I-onOt you get it& This is W#T&O #tOs the end of the training and the training was W#T&OJ %ow, prior to that, as the appointed moment draws near, various individuals began to grasp what was happening. These people Igot it.J 8ne by one, they started to laugh, some with tears of ;oy. The trainer would stop and turn to each such person and ask I-id you get it1J and they would respond something like, I$es, # got it& # got it&J nd others nearby would ask in whispered tones, I"hatOs it like1 4ow does it feel1J # was one of the fortunate few who Igot itJ earlier than most. #n fact, other than my two friends who had already taken the training and knew what to e.pect, # was the first of my other friends to Iget it.J # was an early Transformee& To this day, # can recall with clarity the trainer spouting about how we are all ImachinesJ P Ihuman machinesJ P when it dawned on me that she was absolutely right. "e really are Ihuman machines,J programmable, with buttons for people andUor events to push, etc. "e think we e.ercise free will most of the time, but in reality, we are mainly creatures of habit P including emotionally and intellectually. "e are conditioned machines. nd, then # reali/ed that the e.perience of the training program itself was what the training program was all about. There was no IrightJ or IwrongJ way to e.perience the program, other than your e.perience is your e.perience. $our life is your life. nd, your e.perience of your life #S your life. That, in all its glory, is it P and how you choose to e.perience your life, your est seminar training, your transformation, is your life, training and transformation. 7ut, oh P the power and ability to 34%,) your e.perience at any moment& Therein lies the real transformation. That each one of us has the power and ability to transform our lives, the e.periences of our lives, each and every moment. "e donOt have to be human machines after all& 8ur lives are a compilation of our e.periences. "e have been endowed by our 3reator with the ,od-given ability 9and free will: to choose how we e.perience each of those e.periences. Therefore, we can choose how we e.perience our life. # started laughing uncontrollably. I8h, boy, is this great&J # thought 9taking a line from the movie Animal House, released only a few years prior:. The trainer looked directly at me and said, I#t looks like somebody else ;ust got&J and # shook my ahead affirmatively. She smiled back. )ventually, the training program came to end. #t was over. +in. Time to go home. There was nothing more to say, the trainers had done their ;ob and now it was time for us to all hug each other, say good-bye, wish each other well and go out into life a T(%S+8(M)- est graduate& There was one minor problem, however. Perhaps B out of H students in the training program apparently didnOt Iget it.J ccording to them, they had not been transformed. 'aws hung in disbelief. Some cried. few grew angry and started yelling, demanding that they too receive their Itransformation.J fter all, they had paid for it. 8thers bellowed about wasting Iall that money.J 8ne or two threatened a lawsuit. # even recall one grown woman standing, sobbing uncontrollably, and demanding like a young girl I# didnOt get my Wit&O ,ive it to me& # want my Wit&O # want my Wit&OJ These people could not accept that the seminar training was the seminar training and their e.perience of IitJ was IitJ P ;ust like in life. fter some time, however, they all came to accept P begrudgingly P that the seminar training program had come to an end and that there was nothing more to it. 4owever, most eventually came to positively reali/e IitJ P perhaps a day or two later P as they e.citedly claimed at the final post-training "ednesday evening re-cap meeting. The remainder who still didnOt Iget it,J which perhaps numbered less than five individuals, were at least no longer seething in anger, but they still felt that they had been Iripped off.J #n life, there will always be that percentage who feels that they have been Iripped off.J ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -oing the est Seminar Training was one of the best things # have done in my life and my e.perience of attending that program P with BA great friends P remains a life highlight. There was immense value in that program, more than # can actually remember, but it left its mark0 the way we choose to think about and e.perience the people, circumstances and events of our life is what defines our life. Think about it. #tOs true. nd, this really is Iit.J This is *ife, the real show . . . Iit ainOt no dress rehearsal.J nd, whatOs more important is this0 at every moment, we have the ability and freedom 9known as Ifree willJ: to 3488S) how we e.perience life. %obody decides our e.perience, unless, of course, we choose to voluntarily give them that control 9victim consciousness:. That, my friends, is the (eal Power of T(%S+8(MT#8%. *ittle did # know at that time, or even in the years immediately following, that the est Seminar Training is what opened the door to my current passion with personal development, self improvement, personal growth and Success. # became a student of *ife and continue to attend class. m # a Master1 %ot even close& 7ut, at least # know enough to know that # donOt know enough and that # need to attend class the rest of my life and work at it if # want to continue to progress forward. # have much to learn. Much. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - (it a(out Werner Erard "erner )rhard introduced the breakthrough notion of ItransformationJ to the merican public. 4is thinking gave rise to the idea that people could transform their lives in a short time, yielding powerful and long-lasting results. #n BFCB, he created The est Training and formed the company )rhard Seminars Training, #nc. ttended by appro.imately a million people, est was an e.tremely popular personal , growth seminar. )rhard co-founded independent, non-profit charitable enterprises, including the 7reakthrough +oundation, the 4unger Pro;ect, the 4oliday Pro;ect, the "erner )rhard +oundation, and the )ducation %etwork. 4e lectured for a wide variety of prestigious institutions and professional associations around the world, including Stanford =niversity and the merican Psychiatric ssociation. Erard Quotes 3reate your future from your future, not your past. $ou and # want our lives to matter. "e want our lives to make a real differenceX to be of genuine conse5uence in the world. "e know that there is no satisfaction in merely going through the motions, even if those motions make us successful, or even if we have arranged to make those motions pleasant. "e want to know we have made some impact on the world. #n fact, you and # want to contribute to the 5uality of life. "e want to make the world work. *ife is a game. #n order to have a game, something has to be more important than something else. #f what already is, is more important than what isnOt, the game is over. So, life is a game in which what isnOt, is more important than what is. *et the good times roll. 4appiness is a function of accepting what is. *ove is a function of communication. 4ealth is a function of participation. Self ).pression is a function of responsibility. $ou donOt have to go looking for love when itOs where you come from. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "ell, this is certainly not our usual type of Success 6ey post; this one is a true personal story. Thank you for allowing me to share it with you 9no pun intended; for those of you who did take the est seminar training, you may well remember the oft-repeated statement used throughout the training0 !thank you for sharing that with us.!:. Success Key 0L/ $o( ProctorIs First S)ea!in" En"a"e%ent 1 <onIt QUI#9 Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'uly BK, ADBD Q Printer-friendly So%eti%es no %atter o& (lea! it %ay loo!8 te (est alternative is to stay te course+ One %ust evaluate te alternatives and %a!e te (est decision (ased on te facts+ Yet8 one %ust also !ee) in %ind tat te "reatest successes8 te (i""est &ins8 do NO# co%e easy+ #ere %ust (e sacrifice8 and te %ore a%(itious te "oal8 te "reater te sacrifice+ #at is &y %ost )eo)le =uit alon" te &ay+ #at is &y not everyone is incredi(ly &ealty 1 it si%)ly ta!es too %uc co%%it%ent and sacrifice to acieve tat level of Success+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success $ey ;.' Bob *roctorDs 2irst S#ea"ing Engagement - (onDt EU!T4 @E/en 1hen you ha/e EFE)+ right and reason to gi/e u#A =uit0 /erb0 B: give up or retire from a position; 9A: turn away from; give up; 9<: go away or leave; 9K: put an end to a state or an activity 9I-uit teasing your little brotherJ:; 9H: give up in the face of defeat or lacking hope; admit defeat. ny way you slice it, the definition of the word I5uitJ conveys misery. )specially the fifth part in the above definition0 I"ive u) in te face of defeat or lac!in" o)e* ad%it defeat.J 8uch. That one actually inflicts physical pain. 7ut, does it not sometimes make sense to 5uit1 #snOt 5uitting sometimes the reasonable, right thing to do1 )r . . . . no. Sometimes we need to stop, reflect and change game plans. nd, perhaps in certain instances, the game plan may so dramatically change P based on a thorough, logical evaluation of the facts and circumstances P that it may appear to the uninformed as though the one has I5uit.J +or e.ample, if your business was burning a million a day in cash, with no decent revenue in site in the foreseeable future, perhaps it might make sense to close operations to stop the hemorrhaging and refocus efforts. # donOt see that as I5uitting;J it would be absurd to continue under those circumstances #+ there was no turnaround in site. ,od gave us a brain. *etOs use it to the best of our abilities. The old adage is true0 "inner never 5uits, and a 5uitter never "ins. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 7ut, sometimes no matter how bleak it may look, the best alternative is to stay the course. #n those situations, closing operations doesnOt make sense, and to follow that course would be to abandon the cause, to 5uit. 8ne must evaluate the alternatives and make the best business decision. $et, one must also keep in mind that the greatest successes, the biggest wins, do %8T come easy. There must be sacrifice, and the more ambitious the goal, the greater the sacrifice. That is why most people 5uit along the way. That is why not everyone is incredibly wealthy P it simply takes too much commitment and sacrifice to achieve that level of success. "hen # am in doubt, # refer back to a great story that Paul Martinelli tells about 7ob ProctorOs first speaking engagement. Sometimes it takes a story P a parable, if you will P to help us comprehend the distinction. Parables are so effective, that is why the ,reat Master told them so often to his followers. 'ust in case you have never heard of 7ob Proctor, he is perhaps one of the greatest success speakers of our time. These days, he commands audiences in the tens of thousands around the world 9albeit, he has been recovering from heart surgery earlier this year:. nd, he commands ;ust as much for his speaking fees. #t wasnOt always that way. *ike everyone, 7ob, too, had to start at the bottom. nd, his first speaking engagement could not have been more of a disaster. "hen 7ob was ready to make the giant leap from studying Success materials to speaking on the sub;ect, he rented an auditorium in Toronto, 3anada for his first gig. 4e used his own personal funds and did his own marketing. 8n the night of the event, a grand total of +#G) people showed up to hear him speak. +#G). The auditorium held about A,DDD seats and only +#G) of those seats had a warm body sitting in it. To make matters worse, those five people did not come together P they didnOt even know each other. 8bviously, then, they did not sit all together. 8ne sat up in this section, another back there in that section, one over on the side in that section . . . . # am sure you can picture it. "hat did 7ob do1 4e gave his speech as though the theater was filled. That was his goal and he was not about to 5uit before he started. 7ut here is where it gets really interesting. s Paul relates the story, in light of the outcome of that first speaking engagement, 7ob had every right and every reason to 5uit. +riends and family urged it0 I$ou gave it your best, 7ob. $ou tried, you really did. #tOs okay, it ;ust wasnOt meant to be. #tOs all right, itOs okay to walk away.J 7ob would have none of that. 4e continued working towards his goal, despite circumstances that probably would have stopped about FFN of the population. 4e had nothing to lose P nothing, that is, unless he 5uit. 7ob refused to let the circumstances of that first speaking engagement dictate his passion and goal to be a Successful Success Speaker. # think we can all agree that 7ob -#- have every right and reason to 5uit after that first speaking engagement. 4e really did. 7ut, successful people donOt 5uit P they simply find another way. nd, that is e.actly what 7ob Proctor did. 7ob went back to the drawing board, worked on his material, changed his approach, and did a million other things. 7ut the one thing that 7ob didnOt do was L=#T0 Igive up in the face of defeat or lacking hope; admit defeat.J %e.t time you feel like 5uitting, especially when you think that you have every right and every reason to do so, stop and think about 7obOs first speech. $ouOll know what to do. Success Key/ S+M+-+R+#+ 6oal -cieve%ent Metod 1 Part ; Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'uly A<, ADBD Q Printer-friendly It is al%ost i%)ossi(le to )lan te )recise route fro% start to finis+ Often8 vital infor%ation is needed8 and tat infor%ation &ill not (e o(tained until you are &ell on te &ay+ Wat is i%)ortant is tat you do your (est to draft your definite Plan and ten 2ust S#-R#9 -nd8 your )lan %ust (e fle?i(le+ -s you "ater infor%ation alon" te )at to te 6oal8 your )lan %ust (e a(le to acco%%odate te can"es8 revisions and detours tat are inevita(le+ <onIt %a!e your )lan ri"id8 for if it is off te %ar!8 you &ill %iss your 6oal+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey' S%9%A%)%T% 0oal Achie/ement 9ethod ? *art &' ATTA!ABLE In our last )ost on the S+M+-+R+# 6oal -cieve%ent Metod, we concluded our e.amination of the IMJ element P ME-SUR-$ILI#Y. s a 5uick refresher, Measurability means0 B. $ein" ca)a(le of %easurin" your )ro"ress as you &or! to&ards your 6oal Bi%e%8 your 6oal %ust (e S)ecific enou" 1 te @SA 1 so tat at any )oint in ti%e anyone %ay o(2ectively deter%ine &eter or not te 6oal as (een acievedC8 A. I%)le%entin" a syste% ca)a(le of )eriodically %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 <. Effectively usin" your syste% of %easurin" your )ro"ress to&ards your 6oal8 tere(y collectin" valua(le infor%ation as to your )ro"ress and8 if you are not )ro"ressin" to&ards te 6oal8 WDY NO#8 and K. In res)onse to te infor%ation collected trou" your )ro"ress %easurin" syste%8 ta!in" a))ro)riate re%edial or corrective -C#ION Bor8 as -ntony Ro((ins &ould say8 @M-SSIFE -C#IONAC tat &ill (rin" you closer to acievin" your 6oal8 &it te -C#ION co%)risin" (ot s)eedPefficiency andPor direction to&ards te 6oal+ #n other words, by implementing and using an effective progress measurement system, you obtain the necessary and crucial +))-736 that advises you as to whether you or on course to reaching your goal, and if not, why not. #n order to reach your ,oal P whatever it may be P you absolutely must be able to measure your progress and determine what remedial measures must be taken to keep you on track to attaining your ob;ective. Today, we will take up discussion of the IJ element of S.M..(.T0 TT#%7#*#T$. ctually, in my opinion, the IJ element of the SM(T acronym is a bit of a misnomer. s we e.plained in our first SM(T post, SM(T stands for0 B. S)ecific A. Measura(le <. -ttaina(le K. Realistic H. #i%ely t first blush, it would seem that IttainableJ and I(ealisticJ would mean the same thing 9or at least # thought so:. That is, according to the acronym, the ,oal must be ttainable and it must be (ealistic. "hatOs the difference1 The difference is this0 ttainable, in this sense, means that you have 9or will develop: the attitudes, abilities and definite plans for attaining your ,oal. The emphasis here, however, is on the Idefinite planJ portion. $ou cannot attain a ,oal or achieve Success without -efiniteness of Purpose and -efiniteness of Plan. ttainability0 Plan, ).ecute, )valuate, d;ust, chieve. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #n Think and Grow Rich by %apoleon 4ill, the element of -efiniteness of Plan is emphasi/ed consistently throughout the book. #n fact, a whole chapter is devoted to it0 8rgani/ed Planning. #n that chapter, 4ill states the following as to the planning process 9yes, it is a continuous P(83)SS throughout the entire ,oal pursuit period. Plans are not rigid; they must be fle.ible, malleable and ad;ustable based on the feedback received from your ,oal progress measurement system:0 If te first )lan &ic you ado)t does not &or! successfully8 re)lace it &it a ne& )lan8 if tis ne& )lan fails to &or!8 re)lace it8 in turn &it still anoter8 and so on8 until you find a )lan &ic does &or!+ Ri"t ere is te )oint at &ic te %a2ority of %en %eet &it failure8 (ecause of teir lac! of Persistence in creatin" ne& )lans to ta!e te )lace of tose &ic fail+ #e %ost intelli"ent %an livin" cannot succeed in accu%ulatin" %oney 1 nor in any oter under7ta!in" &itout )lans tat are )ractical and &or!a(le+ Nust !ee) tis fact in %ind8 and re%e%(er &en your )lans fail8 tat tem#orary defeat is not )er%anent failure+ It %ay only %ean tat your )lans ave not (een sound+ $uild oter )lans+ Start all over a"ain+ #o%as -+ Edison @failedA ten tousand ti%es (efore e )erfected te incandescent electric li"t (ul(+ #at is 1 e %et &it te%)orary defeat ten tousand ti%es8 (efore is efforts &ere cro&ned &it Success+ #e%)orary defeat sould %ean only one tin"8 te certain !no&led"e tat tere is so%etin" &ron" &it your )lan+ Millions of %en "o trou" life in %isery and )overty8 (ecause tey lac! a sound )lan trou" &ic to accu%ulate a fortune+ nd, then, 4ill offers this advice0 Your acieve%ent can (e no "reater tan your Plans are sound+ #at %ay see% to (e an a?io%atic state%ent8 (ut it is true+ -nd8 no %an is ever &i))ed8 until e Quits 1 in his o1n mind+ 7ut, how do we form our Plan1 nswer0 #n the Creative I%a"ination. (eturning once again to Think and Grow Rich, 4ill states the following in the chapter titled #magination0 Read te entire (oo! trou"8 ten co%e (ac! to tis ca)ter8 and (e"in at once to )ut your i%a"ination to &or! on te building of a #lan8 or #lans8 for te transfor%ation of your <esire into %oney+ <etailed instructions for te (uildin" of )lans ave (een "iven in al%ost every ca)ter+ Carry out te instructions (est suited to your needs8 reduce your )lan to &ritin"8 if you ave not already done so+ #e %o%ent you co%)lete tis8 you &ill ave <efinitely "iven concrete for% to te intan"i(le <esire+ Read te )recedin" sentence once %ore+ Read it aloud8 very slo&ly8 and as you do so8 re%e%(er tat te %o%ent you reduce te state%ent of your desire8 and a )lan for its reali>ation8 to &ritin"8 you ave actually ta!en te first of a series of ste)s8 &ic &ill ena(le you to convert te tou"t into its )ysical counter)art+ "hat is highly critical to the planning process is to keep in mind the following0 B. #t is almost impossible to plan the precise route from start to finish. 8ften, vital information is needed, and that information will not be obtained until you are well on the way. "hat is important is that you do your best to draft your definite Plan and then ;ust ST(T& A. $our plan must be fle.ible. s you gather information along the path to the ,oal, your plan must be able to accommodate the changes, revisions and detours that are inevitable. -onOt make your plan rigid, for if it is off the mark, you will miss your ,oal. Many times, we ;ust need to start without the precise plan. "hat1 -id # ;ust contradict myself1 %o. Sometimes it takes #MM)-#T) MSS#G) 3T#8% to get matters in motion so that we can ac5uire the knowledge, awareness and understanding to seed our 3reative #ntelligence with starting points to develop. "hatever the case may be, %)G)( let the I48"J stop you. #n the parlance of mentoring under 7ob Proctor, this was known as surrendering your I$J for the I48".J #n other words, we live in an ISJ world, but we come up with a new, out-of-the-bo. I$J idea P an ambitious ,oal beyond what we have ever achieved before. $et, we have no idea IhowJ to achieve the I$.J "e lack the re5uisite knowledge, awareness and understanding to achieve I$.J This is where the vast ma;ority of people stop. They want I$J 9for e.ample, to earn a million dollars in one year:, but they donOt know 48" to do it, so they stop before they even try. "ell, guess what1 #f they 6%)" how to do I$,J they would have already achieved it& #n these cases, the most important thing is to ;ust start. $ou donOt have to know 48" you are going to earn that million dollars this year. The main point is to make the I$J your passionate -esire and get going. =se your ,od-give abilities to start thinking. Take in all that you learn, develop that speciali/ed knowledge, open the 3reative ;uices, and connect with ,od P the all powerful, #nfinite 3reative #ntelligence. #deas will begin t formulate. Study them. Present them to your Master Mind ,roup. (evise. d;ust. 6eep going. -nd8 donIt dictate to 6od* let 6od (rin" fort to and trou" you+ -nd8 donIt Quit+ Success Key/ S+M+-+R+#+ 6oal -cieve%ent Metod 1 Part G Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q ugust E, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Weter or not your 6oal is attaina(le is a direct function of varia(les tat de)end on YOU+ Weter or not your 6oal is realistic8 on te oter and8 does not necessarily de)end on you8 (ut rater8 &eter or not your 6oal can (e acieved in accordance &it Universal La&s+ Weter a 6oal is realistic is si%)ly anoter &ay of statin" &eter te 6oal is )ossi(le as a %atter of Universal or 6odJs La&s+ If it is NO# )ossi(le as a %atter of Universal La&8 ten it is NO# realistic+ -ll tin"s %ust co%)ly &it 6odIs La&s+ #e Universe %ust co%)ly &it 6odIs La&s+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey' S%9%A%)%T% 0oal Achie/ement 9ethod ? *art 6' )EAL!ST!C #n our last )ost on te S+M+-+R+# 6oal -cieve%ent Metod, we discussed the IJ element P IttainableJ P and distinguished between IttainableJ and I(ealistic,J which, at first glance, seemingly mean the same thing. s we pointed out, in this sense, ttainable means that you have 9or will develop: the attitudes, abilities and definite plans for attaining your ,oal. The emphasis here is on the Idefinite planJ portion. $ou cannot attain a ,oal or achieve Success without -efiniteness of Purpose and -efiniteness of Plan. Today, we will take up discussion of the I(J element of S.M..(.T0 I(ealistic.J #n case you donOt remember, with regard to the S+M+-+R+# 6oal -cieve%ent Metod, SM(T stands for0 B. S)ecific BSee POS#C A. Measura(le BSee POS#S/ Part . and Part 0C <. -ttaina(le BSee POS#C K. Realistic H. #i%ely The (ealistic element of SM(T may be the easiest to e.plain and comprehend. 4owever, it is also critically important in the SM(T ,oal chievement process P as much so as the other elements P since, as they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The key here, obviously, is that your ,oal must be IrealisticJ P realistic in the sense that it can be achieved. This, as we pointed out last time, is different than the in5uiry as to whether it is attainable. +or whether or not your ,oal is attainable is a direct function of variables that depend on $8=. "hether or not your ,oal is realistic, on the other hand, does not necessarily depend on you, but rather, whether or not your ,oal can be achieved in accordance with =niversal *aws. *etOs e.aggerate a hypothetical fact pattern to demonstrate our point. #n this e.ample, suppose that you have three young children and live in a home with a large backyard, but there is nothing in the backyard for the kids to play with. $our ,oal is to build a tire swing on a long rope hanging from a large tree for your children to play with P ;ust like you had when you were young. #n fact, vivid images of a tire swing hanging from the sturdy limb of a KD foot oak tree in the middle of your childhood backyard are impressed in your memory. #t seems like only yesterday . . . 4ow nice it would be for your children to e.perience something similar& The Success Manual Tire Swing0 4ow (ealistic1
The problem is that there is no KD foot oak tree in your present back yard. So, you decide to grow one. $ou find an acorn and plant it in the middle of the backyard in good organic garden soil and water it. #n the morning P you decide P you will have your KD foot oak tree and then you can attach a swing to it for your children. $ou have even drawn plans for building the swing, purchased rope and other supplies, and secured an old, but sturdy, truck tire. The weather forecast is e.ceptional and you have set aside the entire day for the pro;ect. $ou will go to bed early, get a good nightOs sleep and eat a healthy breakfast in the early morning. )verything is all set. (ealistic1 8f course not. s much as you -esire the result, it probably isnOt going to happen. nd, it isnOt going to happen because you are not working with ,odOs *aws. #ndeed, you are working against =niversal *aws 9or at least attempting to:, the most obvious of which is the *aw of ,estation0 every seed P whether that of a biological species or an idea 9in this case, both: P has a period of gestation in accordance with the =niversal *aw of ,estation. That acorn simply will not grow into a KD foot oak tree overnight P no matter how strong your -esire. #t is not realistic. "hether a ,oal is realistic is simply another way of stating whether the ,oal is possible as a matter of =niversal *aw. #f it is %8T possible as a matter of =niversal *aw, then it is %8T realistic. ll things must comply with ,odOs *aws. The =niverse must comply with ,odOs *aws. 9s to the element of I+aithJ and its impact on attempting to grow a KD foot oak tree overnight, weOll leave that topic for another day 0--: dditionally, whether or not a ,oal is realistic, i.e., whether it can be achieved as a matter of =niversal *aw, is usually not as obvious as our oak tree e.ample. 7y and large, the issue is significantly more subtle, thereby re5uiring focused discernment. Moreover, caution is re5uired so as to not confuse IrealisticJ with Ipossible.J 8ften times, the lines blur. +or e.ample, suppose you are registered to run the %ew $ork 3ity Marathon 9A@Y miles:. The problem is that you have never run a marathon in your life. #n fact, you have never run a race in your life and you have only been training < weeks and the race is tomorrow. #s it realistic for you to e.pect to finish the race1 #s it possible for you to finish the race1 "hatOs the difference1 The answers to each 5uestion are likely different for each person. The bottom line is that whether or not you are able to finish the race will depend on whether or not it is realistic in your specific circumstance. +or some P a very, very select few # would imagine P it may be realistic. +or most, # would suspect, it probably is not realistic that they will finish the race under these circumstances P unless they walk most of the course. # think we would all agree that finishing the race without any assistance for a one-year old child ;ust learning to take her first steps is not realistic. goal may be realistic, but it is up to $8= to make it possible. ,oing back to our KD foot oak tree, if your ,oal is to have a tire swing for your grandchildren, planting an acorn today to grow a suitable tree that will be ready AH years from now may well be realistic. "hether or not it is possible depends on a number of factors, the most basic of which is whether or not you actually take action and plant the acorn. #f you do, then IpossibilityJ is greatly enhanced. ll ,oals M=ST be realistic if you e.pect to achieve them. sk yourself, I3an this ,oal be achieved in accordance with ,odOs *aws1J #f the answer is Iyes,J then the ,oal is (ealistic. %ow, itOs up to you to make it possible. Possibility is a State of Mind. 4appy planting. Success Key/ State of Mind 1 #e MOS# Po&erful Success Strate"y Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q ugust BB, ADBD Q Printer-friendly #e Secret8 you as!M It is tis/ In order to attain tat &ic you <esire8 you MUS# assu%e te )ro)er S#-#E OF MIN< in order to receive it+ #e e%)asis ere is te tree &ords @S#-#E OF MIN<+A State of Mind is EFERY#DIN6+ Period+ It is te funda%ental foundation to livin" te Life tat you <esire+ #at is &at Na)oleon Dill %eant/ Learn to control your State of Mind8 and you learn to control your <estiny+ #at is te Secret+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success $ey' State of 9ind ? The 9OST *o1erful Success Strategy >.d. $ote/ Today0s 'ost is on the lengthy side. However" it is our firm belief that this may be our most important 'ost 1 ever. Read it. Read all of it.? #n our last issue of #e Success $eacon Ne&sletter, # discussed %apoleon 4illOs IMoney-Making SecretJ of Think and Grow Rich. Specifically, in the 'reface, %apoleon 4ill makes continued mention of the IMoney-Making SecretJ that appears throughout the book at least once in every chapter, and he further states that the secret is mentioned no fewer than BDD times throughout the book. 4owever, 4ill intentionally does not specifically disclose the Secret, stating the following0 @#e secret to &ic I refer as (een %entioned no fe&er tan a undred ti%es8 trou"out tis (oo!+ It as not (een directly na%ed8 for it see%s to &or! %ore successfully &en it is %erely uncovered and left in si"t8 &ere tose &o are ready8 and searcin" for it8 %ay )ic! it u)+ #at is &y Mr+ Carne"ie tossed it to %e so =uietly8 &itout "ivin" %e its s)ecific na%e+ @If you are ready to )ut it to use8 you &ill reco"ni>e tis secret at least once in every ca)ter+ I &is I %i"t feel )rivile"ed to tell you o& you &ill !no& if you are ready8 (ut tat &ould de)rive you of %uc of te (enefit you &ill receive &en you %a!e te discovery in your o&n &ay+ @- )eculiar tin" a(out tis secret is tat tose &o once ac=uire it and use it8 find te%selves literally s&e)t on to success8 &it (ut little effort8 and tey never a"ain su(%it to failure9 @#e secret to &ic I refer cannot (e ad &itout a )rice8 altou" te )rice is far less tan its value+ It cannot (e ad at any )rice (y tose &o are not intentionally searcin" for it+ It cannot (e "iven a&ay8 it cannot (e )urcased for %oney8 for te reason tat it co%es in t&o )arts+ One )art is already in )ossession of tose &o are ready for it+A # stated in the %ewsletter that # had discovered the Secret and asked our readers if they knew it as well and invited email on the sub;ect. # received numerous responses, but interestingly, everyone had a different answer& nd, they were all different from what # had concluded as Mr. 4illOs IsecretJ Secret. s a result, # went back to Think and Grow Rich and undertook a hard re-e.amination of 4illOs work. # am convinced, more than ever, # have the S)3()T. nd, # agree with %apoleon 4ill as to the significance of the Secret0 #f you cannot master the Success Power Strategy embodied in this Secret, you will %8T Succeed. #t is that Powerful. The Secret P at first glance P appears 5uite simple. That is because it is simple. #t may also appear obvious. "ell, it is obvious. The challenge P and 6ey 9as all challenges are nothing more than 6eys in disguise: P is that while the Secret may be simple and obvious, it is by no means easy to implement and perfect in our lives, which is why, # believe, that we tend to overlook this Secret and its significance. #t re5uires hard mental work P the type that most people shirk away. # firmly believe that if we do not, or cannot, successfully incorporate the Secret into our lives, our chances of obtaining our -esires P whether they be financial, emotional, spiritual, physical P are greatly diminished. #n fact, almost non-e.istent. The spectacular %ebula #(S DHK<CYAHDA defies #magination. $et, we can create our world by assuming a State of Mind that allows our 3reator to work to and through us.
The S)3()T, you ask1 #t is this0 In order to attain tat &ic you <esire8 you MUS# assu%e te )ro)er S#-#E OF MIN< in order to receive it+ The emphasis here is the three words ISTT) 8+ M#%-.J State of Mind is )G)($T4#%,. Period. #t is the fundamental foundation to living the *ife that you -esire. #f you go back and read Think and Grow Rich 9clic! ere for te FREE Success Manual Strate"ist 04.4 Edition: with this Secret in Mind, the Secret will literally begin to materiali/e in the pages throughout the book. #t permeates 4illsO work, even though he never e.pressly states that IState of MindJ is the Secret. *etOs look at some of the evidence. +irst, the concept of IThe Man "ho 3an is the Man "ho Thinks 4e 3anJ is brought out in more than one instance in Think and Grow Rich. #n other words, if you 7)*#)G) that you can do something, than you 3% do it. 7ut, what is I7elief,J other than a State of Mind1 +urther, 4ill makes the following important statement0 I"ithout doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.J #n other words, according to 4ill, if you donOt affirmatively guard what enters your Mind, you are leaving the gate open for the negative thinking and influence of others to enter your Mind, thereby creating a %egative STT) 8+ M#%-. "hat is the likelihood of attaining a ,oal or achieving Success if you are consistently and habitually in a %egative State of Mind1 Zero1 Probably. nd, 4ill is right P this is the most common weakness of all human beings. Most Inegative influenceJ by others is very subtle; we may not even notice it. The fact remains, however, that we M=ST always stand guard as the ,atekeeper of our Mind and maintain T8T* 38%T(8* of our Mind, our Thoughts and our +eelings. -onOt ever P ever, ever, ever P allow %$8%) to control $8=( Thoughts, )motions and 7ehavior. $ou P and 8%*$ you P assume, establish and control $8=( State of Mind. #f you are under the impression that e.ternal events, circumstances or people are ImakingJ you feel andUor think a certain way, i.e., the events, circumstances or people are causing or establishing $8=( State of Mind, it is 8%*$ because $8= are allowing that to happen. Stop it P #MM)-#T)*$& (egardless of what is transpiring in the e.ternal world, i.e., the events, circumstances and behavior of people, you are the 8%*$ one responsible for $8=( State of Mind. The events, circumstances and people of the e.ternal world have absolutely %8 38%T(8* over your State of Mind. # believe that this is what 4ill meant0 Learn to control your State of Mind8 and you learn to control your <estiny+ That is the Secret. *etOs see what more Think and Grow Rich has to say. #n the epilogue, the final chapter on the !i2 Ghosts of *ear, 4ill addresses the I+ear of Poverty,J which is nothing more than a State of Mind and how one must control oneOs State of Mind if one is ever to attain (iches. The following are e.cerpts from this section of the chapter, which # ST(8%,*$ =(,) you to read in their entirety. $es, it is a bit lengthy, but #T #S T4T #MP8(T%T& s you read the e.cerpts, you will note certain language that ties directly in with what 4ill states in the Preface about the Secret; you will also come to the conclusion, # believe, of the Po&er of State of Mind0 '$efore you can )ut any )ortion of tis )iloso)y Rof Thin" and 0ro1 )ichS into successful use8 your %ind %ust (e )re)ared to receive it+ #e )re)aration is not difficult+ It (e"ins &it study8 analysis8 and understandin" of tree ene%ies &ic you sall ave to clear out+ #ese are Indecision8 <ou(t and Fear9 + + + + '#e re%ainder of tis ca)ter descri(es an end &ic %ust (e attained (efore te )iloso)y Rof Thin" and 0ro1 )ichS8 as a &ole8 can (e )ut into )ractical use+ It also analy>es a condition &ic as8 (ut lately8 reduced u"e nu%(ers of )eo)le to )overty8 and it states a trut &ic %ust (e understood (y all &o accu%ulate rices8 &eter %easured in ter%s of %oney or a state of %ind of far "reater value tan %oney+ #e )ur)ose of tis ca)ter is to turn te s)otli"t of attention u)on te cause and te cure of te si? (asic fears+ $efore &e can %aster an ene%y8 &e %ust !no& its na%e8 its a(its8 and its )lace of a(ode+ <2ears are nothing more than states of mind% OneGs state of mind is subHect to control and direction% <9an can create nothing 1hich he does not first concei/e in the form of an im#ulse of thought% Follo&in" tis state%ent8 co%es anoter of still "reater i%)ortance8 na%ely8 manGs Thought !m#ulses begin immediately to translate themsel/es into their #hysical e:ui/alent, 1hether those Thoughts are /oluntary or in/oluntary% + + + + 'We are ere layin" te foundation for te )resentation of a fact of "reat i%)ortance to te )erson &o does not understand &y so%e )eo)le a))ear to (e @luc!yA &ile oters of e=ual or "reater a(ility8 trainin"8 e?)erience8 and (rain ca)acity8 see% destined to ride &it %isfortune+ #is fact %ay (e e?)lained (y te state%ent tat every u%an (ein" as te a(ility to co%)letely control is o&n %ind8 and &it tis control8 o(viously8 every )erson %ay o)en is %ind to te tra%) tou"t i%)ulses &ic are (ein" released (y oter (rains8 or close te doors ti"tly and ad%it only tou"t i%)ulses of is o&n coice+ 'Nature as endo&ed %an &it a(solute control over (ut one tin"8 and tat is #ou"t+ #is fact8 cou)led &it te additional fact tat everytin" &ic %an creates8 (e"ins in te for% of a tou"t8 leads one very near to te )rinci)le (y &ic Fear %ay (e %astered+ + + + + '#ere can (e no co%)ro%ise (et&een Poverty and Rices9 #e t&o roads tat lead to Poverty and Rices travel in o))osite directions+ If you &ant Rices8 you must refuse to acce)t any circu%stance tat leads to&ard Poverty+ B#e &ord @RicesA is ere used in its (roadest sense8 %eanin" financial8 s)iritual8 %ental and %aterial estatesC+ + + + + + 'Dere8 ten8 is te )lace to "ive yourself a callen"e &ic &ill definitely deter%ine o& %uc of tis )iloso)y you ave a(sor(ed+ Dere is te )oint at &ic you can turn )ro)et and foretell8 accurately8 &at te future olds in store for you+ If8 after readin" tis ca)ter8 you are &illin" to acce)t Poverty8 you %ay as &ell %a!e u) your %ind to receive Poverty+ #is is one decision you cannot avoid+ 'If you de%and Rices8 deter%ine &at for%8 and o& %uc &ill (e re=uired to satisfy you+ You !no& te road tat leads to rices+ You ave (een "iven a road %a) &ic8 if follo&ed8 &ill !ee) you on tat road+ If you ne"lect to %a!e te start8 or sto) (efore you arrive8 no one &ill (e to (la%e8 (ut YOU+ #is res)onsi(ility is yours+ No ali(i &ill save you fro% acce)tin" te res)onsi(ility if you no& fail or refuse to de%and rices of Life8 (ecause te acce)tance calls for (ut one tin" 1 incidentally8 te only tin" you can control 1 and tat is a State of Mind+ - State of Mind is so%etin" tat one assu%es+ It cannot (e )urcased8 it %ust (e created+ 'Fear of Poverty is a State of Mind8 notin" else9 ' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -ecide today P right here, right now P to assume a State of Mind that demands Success and (iches and is not willing to accept Poverty or +ailure in any amount or at any level. -ecide today P right here, right now P to assume a State of Mind of which $8= have total and absolute control and that $8= will not allow or permit $8=( State of Mind to be influenced or controlled by any person, event or circumstance. 3ontinue to reaffirm these -eclarations periodically throughout the day, every day, until these principles have been engrained into your thinking. -onOt stop, donOt give up P keep working it until it is thought habit. #tOs $8=( Mind P take responsibility for it& "e have more to come on this sub;ect in the near future. -o not let the fact that you have been told the Secret, as opposed to discovering it yourself, diminish the Power of the Secret. # honestly and sincerely believe that this Secret is by far T4) M8ST P8")(+=* S=33)SS 6)$ %- ST(T),$ #% T4) "8(*-. =se it& 6eep studying it& "ork it& -onOt s5uander this information P as %apoleon 4ill states, it is P(#3)*)SS& #e State of Mind to Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success cannot (e )urcased 1 it MUS# (e created& To be continued . . . . Success Key 30/ @#e Master MindA (y Na)oleon Dill Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q September BB, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Out of or"ani>ed effort co%es )o&er8 and te )rocess of or"ani>ation (e"ins8 al&ays8 in te %ind of so%e one individual 7 an individual &o or"ani>es te faculties of is or er o&n %ind and ten "aters oter %inds around and teaces te% o& to or"ani>e te%selves and o& to do tea% &or!+ Wat re%ar!a(le stren"t is so&n (y te )erson &o can lay aside )ersonal )re2udices and &or! &itout friction &it a "rou) of individuals &it &o% e or se is not in accord on %any su(2ects+ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success $ey' <The 9aster 9ind< by a#oleon Hill #n the all-time Success Manual classic, #in! and 6ro& Ric, Success-Master %apoleon 4ill devotes an entire chapter to the concept of #e Master Mind 7 te Nint Ste) to&ard Rices. The chapter opens with the following0 Po&er is essential for success in te accu%ulation of %oney+ Plans are inert and useless8 &itout sufficient Po&er to translate te% into -ction+ #is ca)ter &ill descri(e te %etod (y &ic an individual %ay attain and a))ly Po&er+ Po&er %ay (e defined as @or"ani>ed and intelli"ently directed Kno&led"e+A Po&er8 as te ter% is ere used8 refers to Or"ani>ed effort8 sufficient to ena(le an individual to trans%ute <esire into its %onetary e=uivalent+ Or"ani>ed effort is )roduced trou" te coordination of effort of t&o or %ore )eo)le8 &o &or! to&ard a <efinite end8 in a s)irit of ar%ony+ nd so, we are introduced to the ama/ing Power of The Master Mind - the bringing together of two or more individuals 9minds: to work toward a -efinite end 9individually or collectively: in a Spirit of 4armony. Master Mind ,roups - properly formed with dedicated Minds seeking to work in 4armony and Service for each individual Mind - are truly phenomenal, powerful devices. #ndeed, ndrew 3arnegie attributes his enormous financial success not to his individual efforts, but to the people of which he surrounded himself. +iltered rays of sunlight radiate from the warmth glow of a setting sun above the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains in %ew 4ampshire. Photo by 6- Talbot on 'uly A@, ADDE.
nd so, in light of the upcoming Success Manual Master Mind program commencing 8ctober B, ADBD 9details and information to be posted soon - make sure to subscribe to #e Success $eacon Ne&sletter to stay apprised&:, today2s Success 6ey Post is the article titled !The Master Mind! by %apoleon 4ill, which first appeared in the March BFAA issue of %apoleon 4ill2s Maga/ine. Stay tuned8 fol!s + + + a Success Manual Master Mind BSM3C 6rou) is in YOUR Future9 Peace Out8 and 7 Na%astT9 #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
#e Master Mind (y Na)oleon Dill Through organiIed effort comes #o1er% !f you 1ould attain financial success, you must get a firm hold on this #rinci#le of organiIed, coo#erati/e effort% Fourteen years a"o -ndre& Carne"ie %ade a state%ent tat I did not ear until ten years later+ <urin" a ne&s)a)er intervie& &it te "reat steel %a"nate8 I as!ed i% to &at e attri(uted is success+ De re)lied (y as!in" %e to define te ter% success% Wen I told i% I ad reference to is %oney8 e said/ @Well8 if you &ant to !no& o& I "ot %y %oney8 I &ill refer you to tese %en ere on %y staff* tey "ot it for %e+ We ave ere in tis (usiness a %aster %ind+ It is not %y %ind8 and it is not te %ind of any oter %an on %y staff8 (ut te su% total of all tese %inds tat I ave "atered around %e tat constitute a %aster %ind in te steel (usiness+ I ave (een %any years "aterin" tese %en around %e and (uildin" tis %ind+ Eac %an contri(utes an i%)ortant )art to te (uildin" of tis %ind+ I do not al&ays a"ree &it all te %en on %y staff8 on all %atters8 nor do tey al&ays a"ree &it %e+ Pera)s so%e of us do not li!e eac oter fro% a )ersonal vie&)oint8 (ut I !no& tat I need tese %en and tey !no& tat tey need %e in te %aintenance of tis %aster %ind tat is necessary in carryin" on tis steel (usiness+A For years after&ard I &ondered 2ust &at Carne"ie %eant (y @%aster %ind+A In te li"t of %ore %ature years8 it (e"an to da&n on %e tat e ad stated a &ole lifeIs )iloso)y in a fe& &ords+ Carne"ie !ne& te value of or"ani>ed effort+ De !ne& tat no one %an could acco%)lis very %uc &itout te coordinated effort of oter %inds+ De !ne& te value of coo)eration+ De ad on is staff %en &o did not al&ays a"ree &it i%+ De ad %en &o% e did not al&ays ad%ire in every res)ect8 and &o8 )era)s8 did not al&ays ad%ire i%8 (ut eac !ne& tat e needed te oters8 terefore tey ar%oni>ed teir efforts to&ard a co%%on end8 &it te result tat all )rofited+ I &onder if tere is not a "reat lesson for te re%ainder of us in te istory of Carne"ieIs accu%ulation of one of te "reatest fortunes tis country as ever seenM I &onder if is )lan of %a!in" use of or"ani>ed effort could not (e a))lied to all &al!s of lifeM Follo&in" in Mr+ Carne"ieIs footste)s8 and %a!in" use of e?actly te sa%e )iloso)y8 Mr+ Cas+ M+ Sc&a( is ra)idly du)licatin" Carne"ieIs success+ Is it not )ossi(le for anyone else to a))ly te sa%e )rinci)le in any le"iti%ate (usiness underta!in" &it e=ual successM Wat re%ar!a(le stren"t is so&n (y te %an &o can lay aside )ersonal )re2udices and &or! &itout friction &it a "rou) of %en &it &o% e is not in accord on %any su(2ects+ Wat re%ar!a(le "enius it so&s &en a %an can e?ercise sufficient self7control8 as did Carne"ie and as Mr+ Sc&a( is no& doin"8 in &or!in" side (y side &it %en of different racial and reli"ious vie&)oints8 &it never a tou"t of friction8 &it never a si"n of intolerance+ I &ould "ive a considera(le su% if I could )urcase fro% Mr+ Sc&a( te )rivile"e of &or!in" &it i% for a fe& %onts for te )ur)ose of studyin" is si%)le )rocedure in a))lyin" tis )rinci)le of or"ani>ed effort tat as raised i% fro% te &or! of u%(le coac%an to te ead of one of -%ericaIs "reatest industries8 e%)loyin" tousands of %en+ Out of or"ani>ed effort co%es )o&er8 and te )rocess of or"ani>ation (e"ins8 al&ays8 in te %ind of so%e one %an &o or"ani>es te faculties of is o&n %ind and ten "aters oter %inds around i% and teaces te% o& to or"ani>e te%selves and o& to do tea% &or!+ O8 to (e suc a "enius8 &it te self7 control and te s)irit of tolerance to &or! &it oters to&ard a definite "oal8 &itout selfisness or au"tiness+ Success Strate"y/ Leave Your Co%fort Uone $eind and <o It -fraid Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q September AE, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Wy do %ost )eo)le fail to acieve teir 6oalsM Wy do %ost )eo)le fail to attain SuccessM Wy do %ost )eo)le fail to ac=uire WealtM #ere are %any reasons8 (ut one reason stands out aead of te oters+ Indeed8 it is o(vious/ #e %ain reason %ost )eo)le Fail is (ecause 1 tey QUI#9 #e real reason )eo)le Quit 1 and8 terefore8 fail to Succeed 1 is FE-R+ If you &ant to 6ro&8 and tus Succeed8 you MUS# (e &illin" to e?)erience a si"nificant and )ro)ortionate a%ount of disco%fort8 i%e%8 Fear+ Fear and 6ro&t "o and in and+ You cannot se)arate te t&o+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Success Strategy' Abandon +our Comfort Jone, 2ace the 2ear and (o !t Afraid >'ublisher3s $ote/ Recently" we featured a guest 'ost by Myles Miller entitled" Success Strate"y/ #e Po&er of Con=uerin" FE-R Today3s 'ost is a great follow4up to Myles3 article" as we e2amine this thing called our 5(omfort 6one"5 why we use it" how it prevents us from Advancement" Growth and !uccess" and how we can face down the irrational *ear that keeps us locked in the self4imposed prison of the (omfort 6one. ) look forward to any (omments" so please feel free to chime in and add your two cents worth&? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .+ Wy We Fail "hy do most people fail to achieve their ,oals1 "hy do most people fail to attain Success1 "hy do most people fail to ac5uire "ealth1 There are many reasons, but one reason stands out ahead of the others. #ndeed, it is obvious0 The main reason most people +ail is because P they L=#T& # have said it many times before and # will note it again0 #f attaining Success was easy, many more would Succeed; if ac5uiring "ealth was easy, many more would be "ealthy. The fact of the matter is that many who wish for Success or "ealth either never really get off the ground trying in sincere effort or they simply Luit P usually shortly after beginning their 5uest. Persistence, a necessary ingredient to attain Success or ac5uire "ealth, may be defined as Isustained effort in the face of all odds or adversity.J 8f Persistence, %apoleon 4ill states in his classic Success Manual, #in! and 6ro& Ric, that it Iis an essential factor in the procedure of transmuting -esire into its monetary e5uivalent.J 9!ee page <BA of #in! and 6ro& Ric (y Na)oleon Dill B.53K FersionC Success Manual Strate"ist Edition 04.4:. #f one is truly Persistent, as the above definition points out, Luitting is %8T an option. $et, how often do we see people P ourselves included P embark on a ;ourney to achieve Success or attain a ,oal and then +ail1 Thousands and thousands of times. # am not referring to temporary defeat, which even the most ardent Successful e.perience P as they necessarily must P in order to Succeed. ** Success re5uires a certain level of temporary defeat, set backs and obstacles that must be overcome. 9See Post/ Success $ey o% 6' Embrace Obstacles, the Ste##ing Stones to Success:. # am referring to +#*=(). +ailure 9Luitting: is fundamentally different than temporary defeat. %o one really +ails unless and until one Luits. 3onsider how many individuals make so-called I%ew $earOs (esolutions,J only to IbreakJ the resolutions within months, weeks, days or even hours after the start of the %ew $ear. #nitially, there is great )nthusiasm P usually before the %ew $ear begins P but because of flawed internal programming, the resolution cannot be kept. nd, so, in an effort to save face, fool themselves and fool others, a litany of e.cuses is developed to ;ustify Luitting. Luitting the pursuit of oneOs honest and sincere -esire is never ;ustified; you are only Luitting on yourself. Temporary defeat and even retreat, on the other hand, is sometimes necessary 9or even unavoidable: as sound strategy. 7ut, this all still begs the 5uestion P why, then, do people Luit1
0+ #e Real Reason/ FE-R The real reason people Luit P and, therefore, fail to Succeed P is +)(. # am not referring to the natural Ifi"t or fli"tJ form of +ear which ,od instilled in the human species as an involuntary system of survival. (ather, the type of +ear to which # refer is the subtle, irrational +ear that keeps us stuck, prevents us from ,rowing, and thus, thwarts any meaningful attempts at attaining chievement, Success or Prosperity. 7y way of e.ample, if you narrowly escaped a potentially fatal car accident, or awoke one night to find an intruder in your home, or ;umped at the sound of an alarm because your office building was on fire, you better have +ear. +or it is this type of +ear that provides your mind and body with the adrenaline, hormones, corticosteroids and other body chemicals critical to your survival. "ithout these nature helpers, your ability to overcome the danger you face would be lessened and your chances of survival greatly diminished. +ear, produced by these substances is a good thing. This type of *ear keeps you alive. 7ut there is another kind of +ear that lurks within our conscious and subconscious minds that is not natural; and, worse, in the long run, it does us harm. This form of +ear is not a product of involuntary and instantaneous gland production and it does not immediately transform us into super-human survival mode. This type of +ear is self- induced, pernicious and irrational. #t works in stealth mode and its ob;ective is simple0 to keep 3hange and ,rowth at bay and keep you locked in your I3omfort Zone.J This type of *ear causes a slow" painful death. =nderstanding the abnormal form of +ear is critical to dvancement, ,rowth, and ultimately, Success.
3+ #e Co%fort Uone The so-called I3omfort ZoneJ is a ha/ard to your well-being. $es, you heard that right. $ou see, your 3omfort Zone loves you more than you love it. #t wants you to stay, make yourself at home and never leave. nd, it achieves this ob;ective by making your internal intellectual, emotional and spiritual home nice and comfy co/y. #ronically, while natural +ear fosters survival, unnatural, abnormal +ear inhibits survival& The latter, therefore, cannot be an e.pression of %ature or of our =niversal 3reator, for %ature always seeks further and fuller e.pression of itself, i.e., ,rowth. nd, the source of this insidious form of +ear1 =S P we do it to ourselves. 8ur 3omfort Zones0 The internal hiding places that imprison us and prevent us from ,rowth, dvancement and Success. "hen we venture outside of our 3omfort Zone, we must e.pect to e.perience a respectful level of discomfort as we embark into unchartered territories.
#t wasnOt always this way. "e were all born with a ,od-given, natural ability to wander 9and wonder: out of our personal 3omfort Zone. "atch young children play and you will immediately see this as fact. They donOt know what is and what is not Idangerous,J and therefore act as little danger magnets, taking risks that take our breath away. They e.plore their world with reckless abandon, absorbing every e.perience into their little minds. They have no self-imposed limiting beliefs of themselves. They ;ust are. They are true little Zen masters. 7ut, what happens as they grow and begin to form beliefs about their world P particularly on emotional issues and matters1 They learn to become irrationally Iafraid.J My youngest son is almost four years old. "hen he was two, he was Mr. +earless. The dark, being alone, climbing stairs and ladders P whatever P he did and he wasnOt afraid. +ast forward two years later, and he is now afraid of certain things that previously he didnOt even know e.isted. "hat happened1 4is mind developed, and with it, the ability to scare himself P irrationally P through self- imposed beliefs 9of course, he doesnOt know that:. The dark two years ago is the same dark as today. The events themselves did not change P he changed. The way he interprets his world changed, and in accordance, his behavior followed suit. s a result, his fear of the dark now prevents him from doing 9being, doing and having more: what previously was a Ino brainerJ 9no pun intended:. s adults, we have created so many abnormal, unnatural and irrational fears in our head that the only safe haven left is our 3omfort Zone. Most people IdonOt want any problemsJ and prefer to ;ust Ipunch the clock and make a living.J They ;ust want to wait out their lives in a nice easy fashion with no risk of any kind. #n other words, they never, ever venture outside of their 3omfort Zone P for any reason. $o( Proctor would say I"ell, why are they here1J
;+ 6ro&t and -dvance%ent Re=uire -(andon%ent of te Co%fort Uone #f you are ever going to advance in life and seek to be, do and have more, you must P necessarily P leave the co/y confines of your 3omfort Zone. There is no other way. Period. Think about it. #f your goal is to achieve something that you have never accomplished in life, for e.ample, a very ambitious financial ,oal, you must venture into uncharted territory. $ou donOt have a choice. "hy1 7ecause that is where the ,oal is. #f there is one place where the ,oal is not, it is in your 3omfort Zone. #f it was, guess what1 $ou would already have it. s 'im (ohn once stated, I#f you want more of what youOve been getting, keep doing what youOve been doing.J #f you want something different P especially if it is a big something different P then you must do things differently P very differently. #n other words, you must be prepared to change and indeed change by taking the appropriate internal and e.ternal ction P ction that you have never taken before. This can be very unsettling. This is what holds people back. This is why most people Luit. #f you have sincerely set your sights on an ambitious ,oal in new territory, this will re5uire that you do things unfamiliar. ).amples may include 9but are certainly not limited to: meeting new people, doing new things, writing proposals, speaking to groups, researching, planning, meeting, adopting a solid work ethic, working twice as much as you do now, getting up early, going to bed late, organi/ing, concentrating, imposing self- discipline, ac5uiring self-confidence, giving up certain recreations and ST8P "T34#%, T)*)G#S#8% )G)($ %#,4T. #f you have not been doing these things and such activities are new to you, this will re5uire you to step outside of your 3omfort Zone. W-RNIN6/ Your Co%fort Uone doesnIt li!e tese tin"s and &ill use every tric! in te )lay(oo! to !ee) you in )lace9 The loftier your ,oal, then the greater the distance you must e.pect to travel from your 3omfort Zone. 'ust as the si/e of your Success is in direct proportion to the si/e of your 7elief, the si/e of your Success is in direct proportion to the distance you must travel from your 3omfort Zone. )veryoneOs 3omfort Zone is different, so the roads and distances to travel are different for everyone. (egardless of your point of origin, however, be assured that higher intellectual faculties must come to bear. $ou must raise your creative levels higher than you have ever pushed before. This isnOt easy; the easy way is to retreat back to your 3omfort Zone, plop on the sofa and turn on IThe Real Housewives of $ew 7erseyJ 9or whatever:. 4umans, generally speaking, do not like change, particularly any change that re5uires us to leave our 3omfort Zones. "hen re5uired to do so, we act like a dog whose master has rearranged the furniture in the room. The poor creature lost its favorite comfy spots and doesnOt know what to do. Somebody messed with its 3omfort Zone& *eaving your 3omfort Zone increases an.iety and doubt, both of which induce +ear P the bad kind of +ear.
G+ #e $ad Ne&s/ Entusias% is NO# Enou" Simple garden variety )nthusiasm is not enough to overtake and subdue the gravitational effects of the 3omfort Zone. $es, )nthusiasm is a great attitude 9state of mind:, but standing alone, it is simply insufficient. 3onsider again the %ew $earOs (esolution scenario. The vast ma;ority of individuals who engage in the annual tradition of making such resolutions usually do so with unbridled )nthusiasm P a good thing, agreed. They get IpumpedJ and soundly resolve that this is the year to do 9or refrain from doing, depending on your perspective: this, that and the other thing 9to steal a chapter title from Ho1 to 0ro1 Success, The Success ManualOs latest addition to #e Success Manual Free <o&nload Li(rary:. nd, they mean it, they really mean it. 7ut, )nthusiasm is all they have in their arsenal. 7eing an attitude, a state of mind, )nthusiasm can come and go like the wind on a momentOs notice. "ithout the proper mental conditioning, )nthusiasm can dissipate faster than a sinking souffl[. # can hear it now P pssssssssss . . . . So, what happened1 "hence cometh and goeth )nthusiasm1 -oubt, worry, an.iety . . . all of the psychological trappings used by your 3omfort Zone made an appearance and )nthusiasm bolted out the back door. 8ften, all it takes is until the ne.t morning before doubt creeps in0 I# donOt know . . .J I# canOt do that . . .J I"ho am # kidding . . .J I#Oll start tomorrow instead . . .J IMaybe #Oll start ne.t week . . .J IMaybe ne.t month, when the weather is warmer . . .J IMaybe ne.t year, when . . .J nd the e.cuse parade is in full swing. %othing has changed, e.cept the individualOs resolve. 3ircumstances have not changed. The individual has not changed. #n fact, the individual has remained steadfastly the same. The demons of old conditioning, habit and thinking P as embodied in the resolverOs personal 3omfort Zone P have e.erted their gravitational pull to keep the person from e.periencing the uncomfortable emotions of doubt, an.iety, and thus, +ear. #n order to 5uell those uneasy feelings, retreat is made to the 3omfort Zone. 'ust the thought of postponing the start date of the resolution by one month brings immediate relief. "hew& %othing ventured, nothing gained. s noted by (alph "aldo )merson, I8f what use to make heroic vows of amendment, if the same old lawbreaker is to keep them1J -r. Ma.well Malt/ stated that I"e act, behave and feel according to what we consider our Self-#mage to be and we do not deviate from this pattern.J "ell, the same analogy can be made with our 3omfort Zone0 I"e act, behave and feel according to what we have established as our 3omfort Zone and we do not deviate from this pattern.J 7ut, what are we really afraid of1 The answer may be startling0 +ear of ,(8"T4. #f you want to ,row, and thus Succeed, you M=ST be willing to e.perience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., +ear. +ear and ,rowth go hand in hand. $ou cannot separate the two.
H+ #e 6ood Ne&s/ You -re NO# Your Co%fort Uone =nfortunately, over time we begin to identify our 3omfort Zone as ourselves. I# am shy, # could never do that.J 8r, I# am not good with people.J 8r, I# get tired easy and need to sleep BE hours a day.J %ot only are these self-imposed beliefs e.tremely limiting, but worse, we use them to define who we (), thereby creating a false Self-#mage. nd then, as -r. Malt/ points out, we do not deviate from that pattern. The strangest aspect of this process is that we tend to complain about what we have or donOt have, but yet, we undertake no effort to deviate from the pattern of our self- imposed Self-#mage, as defined by the limitations of our 3omfort Zone P a 3omfort Zone that we created. "here is the logic in that1 $et, this is how the vast ma;ority of people live their lives& The fact of the matter is that you can be, do and have anything $8= -)S#(). $ou are not defined by your 3omfort Zone unless you allow yourself to be so defined. ,od certainly does not identify and define you by your self-imposed beliefs of personal lack and limitation, so why do you1 t most, your 3omfort Zone is only a hiding P*3) that you use to prevent yourself from venturing out P from ,rowing. *ike any physical place, you can leave the mental and emotional location of the 3omfort Zone anytime you choose. ,od gave you +ree "ill; use it. s 7ob Proctor has repeated many times, I#tOs your movie, you can make it any way you want.J So, remember these critical +3TS0 You are not your Co%fort Uone+ -t (est8 your Co%fort Uone is %erely a )lace+ $ecause it is a )lace8 you can coose to leave your Co%fort Uone anyti%e you <esire+ You &ill leave your Co%fort Uone 1 and tus8 e?)erience te 6ro&t tat 6od intended you to e?)erience 1 &en your <esire to 6ro&8 -dvance and Succeed is 6RE-#ER tan your <esire to re%ain in te cusy8 co%fy confines of te Co%fort Uone BFear avoidanceC+ Universal La&/ -s lon" as you stay in your Co%fort Uone8 NO#DIN6 &ill ever can"e+ Period+ ItIs IMPOSSI$LE+
K+ Success Strate"y So, what can be done to defeat the death-pull of the 3omfort Zone1 4ow does one defeat the irrational, abnormal +ear that accompanies the ;ourney out1 ctually, 5uite a bit and we can write volumes on the sub;ect. 8ne particular action is more powerful than any other and cognitive behavioral psychologists have been using this method for decades. 7ut, first it is always important to e.amine P and understand P the I+ear +actor.J =nderstand that +ear P the bad kind of +ear P is almost always the result of ignorance. $es, thatOs right P ignorance. +or if you had the knowledge, understanding and re5uisite levels of awareness of what is to be gained, what is re5uired, and the true levels of risk of venturing out of the 3omfort Zone, there would be no hesitation to leave immediately. "e hold ourselves captive through our own ignorance. "hen you find yourself trapped in your 3omfort Zone, ask yourself P and be real, real honest P what is the absolute worst that could happen if # pursue this new #deal 9,oal, 8b;ective, etc.:1 !eek the Truth" for it shall set you free. *etOs use a simple e.ample for demonstration 9and a scenario that many of us have e.perienced in life:0 7oy likes girl 9-esire:. 7oy wants to go out with girl 9-esire:. s a result, boy wants to ask girl out 9spiration:. 7oy thinks about asking girl out 9continued spiration:, but that would mean he actually must take ction and ask her 9leaving 3omfort Zone:. 7oy is afraid 9+ear induced merely by the thought of leaving 3omfort Zone:. 7oy doesnOt ask girl out 9retreat to 3omfort Zone:. 7ut, boy really, really likes girl. 9-esire increases:. 7oy is still afraid 9+ear:, but reali/es that if he doesnOt ask girl out 9stays in 3omfort Zone:, he will never go out with girl 9e.cellent observation:. 8n the other hand, he could ask girl out and she could say InoJ 9worst case scenario:. 8r she could say IyesJ 9icing on the cake, for the real goal here is asking her out, although boy probably doesnOt see it that way:. (ightly reali/ing that he has nothing to lose 9overcoming ignorance and increasing level of awareness:, boy asks out girl 9takes ction, overcomes +ear:. The boyOs -esire to go out with the girl was greater than his -esire to remain IsafeJ in his 3omfort Zone. So, here we have a young gentleman totally stricken and immobili/ed by +ear ;ust over the thought of asking a girl out. 4ow absurd& $et, how many of us have actually lived this same e.perience. 7e honest. "eOve all been there in some capacity, probably many times. $et, what does the worst case scenario represent in this e.ample1 %othing more than a temporary defeat P thatOs all. #f she says Ino,J itOs not the end of the world, not the end of his life, not the end of anything. To the e.tent that he takes a denial and e.trapolates and interprets that as meaning anything more than the simple fact she said no, then he is doing it to himself. 7ut that is another story for another day. %ow, letOs go back to that single most powerful ction step to overcome +ear. #t was actually mentioned in our e.ample above. -id you catch it1 #t is so obvious, you might have missed it. ll the boy needed to do in order to overcome this particular +ear of asking the girl out was to simply go ahead and ask her out. ThatOs it. 8nce he asks, regardless of the outcome, the +ear is gone. 4e stepped out of his 3omfort Zone and he defeated +ear, and he accomplished this by increasing his level of awareness, overcoming his +ear- based ignorance and understanding that he had nothing to lose. There was, after all, no downside to asking her out. nd, while he may not reali/e it, the real goal here was taking ction and asking out the girl. "hy1 #f she says Iyes,J then he gets to have his cake and eat it too. #f she says Ino,J he has still con5uered his +ear and the ne.t time he wants to ask out a girl 9or even the same one:, it will be easier. 4e already ventured out of his 3omfort Zone into unchartered territory. The second time out, it will not be so unfamiliar. s the %ike 3ompany would say, I'ust do it.J 8r, as Paul Martinelli would say, I-o it afraid.J %othing is more powerful to overtake the insidiousness nature of the 3omfort Zone and instill self-confidence than to march forward and face the enemy P in this case, irrational +ear P until it dissipates and completely dissolves away. #f you want to ,row, and thus Succeed, you M=ST be willing to e.perience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., +ear. +ear and ,rowth go hand in hand. $ou cannot separate the two. #n order to overcome +ear - -8 #T +(#-.
Sometimes, you need to Ifake it until you make it,J and when it comes to the irrational +ear that prevents you from leaving your 3omfort Zone, faking it is incredibly powerful. 9!ee Success Manual POS#/ Key Success Strate"y/ I%a"e Ma!in" 1 -ctin" @-S IFA:. Shakespeare stated, Issume a virtue if you have it not.J nd, in The !ecret of the Ages 9Folu%e I of #e La& of -ttraction Pros)erity $i(le (y Princeton Ca%(rid"e Pu(lisin" 6rou):, (obert 3ollier states, I*ook the part. -ress the part. 7e successful in your own thought first. #t wonOt be long before you will be successful before the world as well.J #n his book Applied 'sychology and !cientific +iving, -avid G. 7ush says I#t is ;ust as easy to think in terms of abundance, opulence and prosperity as it is to think in terms of lack, limitation and poverty.J (eframing this concept to the issue at hand, I#t is ;ust as easy to think in terms of doubt, worry, an.iety and fear as it is to think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success.J That being the case, letOs always think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success. ssume the virtue if you have it not. lways remember that abnormal, unnatural and irrational +ear is a product of ignorance. 3ome to understand the Truth of venturing outside of your 3omfort Zone, and you can face and con5uer the enemy. *eaving the safe confines of your 3omfort Zone will almost always produce some level of discomfort, but keep in mind0 %o +ear, %o ,rowth; %o ,rowth, %o +ear.
L+ #a!e7-&ays $ou hold the 6ey. =nlock the shackles of your 3omfort Zone and ,(8". <o it tired+ <o it sic!+ <o it afraid+ Nust do it+ No e?cuses+ NO FE-R9 6ro&8 $a(y8 6ro&9 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, =ntil ne.t time . . . . Peace Out8 and 7 Na%astT9 #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% nd remember - -8 #T +(#-. Success Passa"e/ #e Po&er of Princi)le Over Precedent and te La& of -ttraction Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 8ctober BA, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Everyone visuali>es8 &eter e !no&s it or not+ Fisuali>in" is te "reat secret of success+ #e conscious use of tis "reat )o&er attracts to you %ulti)lied resources8 intensifies your &isdo%8 and ena(les you to %a!e use of advanta"es &ic you for%erly failed to reco"ni>e+ 7 6enevieve $erend8 'Your Invisi(le Po&er' RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Success *assage' The *o1er of *rinci#le O/er *recedent and the La1 of Attraction $esterday, we added the 3lassic Success Manual #e La& and te Word (y #o%as #ro&ard to #e Success Manual Free <o&nload Li(rary. #n the accompanying post, we mentioned that 6enevieve $erend, a %ew Thought author in her own right, was the only personal student of 'udge Troward. ,iven the heady writing of 'udge Troward, Ms. 7ehrend2s writings - which are de facto Troward teachings - are refreshingly less difficult to read and understand. Your Invisi(le Po&er is probably Ms. 7ehrend2s most popular book and is included in The Success Manual +ree -ownload *ibrary. # have found certain passages in this work by Ms. 7ehrend as truly capturing the sum and substance of Troward, most notably, the concept of !Princi)le Over Precedent.! #n sum, Principle 8ver Precedent means that the past has absolutely no bearing, no relevance on what you can accomplish today and tomorrow =%*)SS you allow it. You ave te POWER to ta!e -ction today8 %a!e <ecisions Breal <ecisionsC and i%)le%ent sincere8 lastin" and )ositive can"e in your Life. ,ala.y %,3 A@E<, an island universe within the =niverse. ).pand your thinking, understanding and awareness through the Power of Principle 8ver Precedent.
+ollowing below are those Success Passages from &our )nvisible 'ower which # have highlighted, underscored and written many notes on in my personal copy of Ms. 7ehrend2s book. #n these Success Passages, ,enevieve 7ehrend focuses on Gisuali/ation, the *aw of ttraction and the Power of Principle 8ver Precedent. # think you will agree this is good stuff. =ntil ne.t time . . . . Peace Out8 and 7 Na%astT9 #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Passa"e/ Princi)le Over Precedent and te La& of -ttraction E?cer)ts fro% Your Invisi(le Po&er (y 6enevieve $erend #e e?ercise of te visuali>in" faculty !ee)s your %ind in order8 and attracts to you te tin"s you need to %a!e life %ore en2oya(le in an orderly &ay+ If you train yourself in te )ractice of deli(erately )icturin" your desire and carefully e?a%inin" your )icture8 you &ill soon find tat your tou"ts and desires )roceed in a %ore orderly )rocession tan ever (efore+ Davin" reaced a state of ordered %entality8 you are no lon"er in a constant state of %ental urry+ Durry is Fear8 and conse=uently destructive+ In oter &ords8 &en your understandin" "ras)s te )o&er to visuali>e your eartIs desire and old it &it your &ill8 it attracts to you all tin"s re=uisite to te fulfill%ent of tat )icture (y te ar%onious vi(rations of te la& of attraction+ You reali>e tat since Order is DeavenIs first la&8 and visuali>ation )laces tin"s in teir natural order8 ten it %ust (e a eavenly tin" to visuali>e+ Everyone visuali>es8 &eter e !no&s it or not+ Fisuali>in" is te "reat secret of success+ #e conscious use of tis "reat )o&er attracts to you %ulti)lied resources8 intensifies your &isdo%8 and ena(les you to %a!e use of advanta"es &ic you for%erly failed to reco"ni>e+ : : : : : : : We no& fly trou" te air8 not (ecause anyone as (een a(le to can"e te la&s of Nature8 (ut (ecause te inventor of te flyin" %acine learned o& to a))ly NatureIs la&s and8 (y %a!in" orderly use of te%8 )roduced te desired result+ So far as te natural forces are concerned8 notin" as can"ed since te (e"innin"+ #ere &ere no air)lanes in @te Year One8A (ecause tose of tat "eneration could not conceive te idea as a )ractical8 &or!in" )ossi(ility+ @It as not yet (een done8A &as te ar"u%ent8 @and it cannot (e done+A Yet te la&s and %aterials for )ractical flyin" %acines e?isted ten as no&+ #ro&ard tells us tat te "reat lesson e learned fro% te air)lane and &ireless tele"ra)y is te triu%) of )rinci)le over )recedent8 te &or!in" out of an idea to its lo"ical conclusion in s)ite of accu%ulated contrary testi%ony of all )ast e?)erience+ : : : : : : : Wit suc an e?a%)le (efore you8 you %ust reali>e tat tere are still "reater secrets to (e disclosed+ -lso8 @#at you old te !ey &itin yourself8 &it &ic to unloc! te secret ca%(er tat contains your eartIs desire+ -ll tat is necessary in order tat you %ay use tis !ey and %a!e your life e?actly &at you &is it to (e8 is a careful in=uiry into te unseen causes &ic stand (ac! of every e?ternal and visi(le condition+ #en (rin" tese unseen causes into ar%ony &it your conce)tion8 and you &ill find tat you can %a!e )ractical &or!in" realities of )ossi(ilities &ic at )resent see% (ut fantastic drea%s+A : : : : : : : !n /isualiIing, or ma"ing a mental #icture, you are not endea/oring to change the la1s of ature% +ou are fulfilling them% Your o(2ect in visuali>in" is to (rin" tin"s into re"ular order8 (ot %entally and )ysically+ Wen you reali>e tat tis %etod of e%)loyin" te Creative Po&er (rin"s your desires8 one after anoter8 into )ractical8 %aterial acco%)lis%ent8 your confidence in te %ysterious (ut unfailin" la& of attraction8 &ic as its central )o&er station in te very eart of your &ord7)icture8 (eco%es su)re%e+ Notin" can sa!e it+ You never feel tat it is necessary to ta!e anytin" fro% any(ody else+ You ave learned tat as!in" and see!in" ave8 as teir correlatives8 receivin" and findin"+ : : : : : : : Wen you first (e"in to visuali>e seriously8 you %ay feel8 as %any oters do8 tat so%eone else %ay (e for%in" te sa%e )icture you are8 and tat8 naturally8 &ould not suit your )ur)ose+ <o not "ive yourself any concern a(out tis+ Si%)ly try to reali>e tat your )icture is an orderly e?ercise of te Universal Creative Po&er s)ecifically a))lied+ #en you %ay (e sure tat no one can &or! in o))osition to you+ #e universal la& of ar%ony )revents tat+ Endeavor to (ear in %ind tat your %ental )icture is Universal Mind s)ecifically e?ercisin" its inerent )o&ers of initiative and selection+ 6od8 or Universal Mind8 %ade %an for te s)ecial )ur)ose of differentiatin" Di%self trou" i%+ : : : : : : : Notin" can )revent your )icture fro% co%in" into concrete for% e?ce)t te sa%e )o&er &ic "ave it (irt 1 yourself+ : : : : : : : We all )ossess %ore )o&er and "reater )ossi(ilities tan &e reali>e8 and visuali>in" is one of te "reatest of tese )o&ers8 it (rin"s oter Possi(ilities to our o(servation+ Your )ersonal advance in evolution de)ends on your ri"t use of te )o&er of visuali>in"8 and your use of it de)ends on &eter you reco"ni>e tat you8 yourself8 are a )articular center trou" and in &ic te Ori"inatin" S)irit is findin" ever ne& e?)ression for )otentialities already e?istin" &itin Itself+ #is is evolution* te continual unfoldin" of e?istin" trou" out&ardly invisi(le tin"s+ : : : : : : : #e sevent and "reat tin" to re%e%(er in visuali>in" is tat you are %a!in" a %ental )icture for te )ur)ose of deter%inin" te =uality you are "ivin" to te )reviously undifferentiated su(stance and ener"y8 rater tan to arran"e te s)ecific circu%stances for its %anifestation+ #at is te &or! of Creative Po&er itself+ It &ill (uild its o&n for%s of e?)ression =uite naturally8 if you &ill allo& it8 and save you a "reat deal of needless an?iety+ Wat you really &ant is e?)ansion in a certain direction8 &eter of ealt8 &ealt or &at not8 and so lon" as you "et it 1 as you surely &ill8 if you confidently old to your )icture 1 &at does it %atter &eter it reaces (y so%e cannel &ic you tou"t you could count u)on8 or trou" so%e oter of &ose e?istence you ad no idea+ You are concentratin" ener"y of a )articular !ind for a )articular )ur)ose+ Kee) tis in %ind and let s)ecific details ta!e care of te%selves8 and never %ention &at you are doin" to anyone+ : : : : : : : Never for"et tat every )ysical tin"8 &eter for you or a"ainst you8 &as a sustained tou"t (efore it &as a tin"+ #ou"t8 as tou"t8 is neiter "ood nor (ad* it is Creative -ction and al&ays ta!es )ysical for%+ #erefore8 te tou"ts you d&ell u)on (eco%e te tin"s you )ossess or do not )ossess+ : : : : : : : #is first concrete fruition of %y study of Mental Science as e?)ounded (y #ro&ardIs (oo! ad co%e (y a careful follo&in" of te %etods e ad outlined+ In tis connection8 terefore8 I can offer to te reader no (etter "ift tan to =uote #ro&ardIs (oo!8 @#e Edin(ur" Lectures8A fro% &ic %ay (e derived a co%)lete idea of te line of action I &as endeavorin" to follo&+ In te ca)ter on Causes and Conditions e says/ @#o "et "ood results &e %ust )ro)erly understand our relation to te "reat i%)ersonal )o&er &e are usin"+ It is intelli"ent8 and &e are intelli"ent8 and te t&o intelli"ences %ust co7o)erate+ @We %ust not fly in te face of te la& e?)ectin" it to do for us &at it can only do trou" us* and &e %ust terefore use our intelli"ence &it te !no&led"e tat it is actin" as the instrument of a greater intelligence* and (ecause &e ave tis !no&led"e &e %ay and sould cease fro% all an?iety as to te final result+ @In actual )ractice &e %ust first for% te ideal conce)tion of our o(2ect &it te definite intention of i%)ressin" it u)on te Universal Mind 1 it is tis tou"t tat ta!es suc tou"t out of te re"ion of %ere casual fancies 1 and ten affir% tat our !no&led"e of te La& is sufficient reason for a cal% e?)ectation of a corres)ondin" result8 and tat terefore all necessary conditions &ill co%e to us in due order + + + : : : : : : : You %ay feel te necessity for i%)rove%ent in your finances8 and &onder o& tis increase is to (e (rou"t a(out8 &en tere see%s suddenly to co%e fro% &itin te idea itself8 te reali>ation tat everytin" 1 even %oney 1 ad its (irt in tou"t8 and your tou"ts turn teir course+ You si%)ly old to te state%ent or affir%ation tat te (est8 and all tere is8 is yours+ Since you are a(le to ca)ture ideas fro% te Infinite trou" te instru%ent of your intuition8 you let your %ind rest u)on tat tou"t8 !no&in" full &ell tat tis very tou"t &ill res)ond to itself+ Your ini(ition of all dou(t and an?iety ena(les te reassurin" ideas to esta(lis te%selves and attract to te%selves @I canA and @I &illA ideas8 &ic "radually "ro& into te )ysical for% of te desire in your %ind+ In te conscious uses of te Universal Po&er to re)roduce your desires in )ysical for%8 tree facts sould (e (orne in %ind/ First 1 -ll s)ace is filled &it a Creative Po&er+ Second 1 #is Creative Po&er is a%ena(le to su""estion+ #ird 1 It can only &or! (y deductive %etods+ -s #ro&ard tells us8 tis last is an e?ceedin"ly i%)ortant )oint8 for it i%)lies tat te action of te ever7)resent Creative Po&er is in no &ay li%ited (y )recedent+ It &or!s accordin" to te essence of te s)irit of te )rinci)le+ In oter &ords8 tis Universal Po&er ta!es its creative direction fro% te &ord you "ive it+ Once %an reali>es tis "reat trut8 te caracter &it &ic tis sensitive8 re)roductive )o&er is invested (eco%es te %ost i%)ortant of all is considerations+ It is te unvaryin" la& of Creative Life Princi)le tat @-s a %an tin!et in is eart8 so is e+A If you reali>e te trut tat te Creative Po&er can (e to you only &at you feel and tin! it to (e8 it is &illin" and a(le to %eet your de%ands+ #ro&ard says8 @If you tin! your tou"t is Po&erful8 your #ou"t is Po&erful+A @-s a %an tin!et in is eart8 so is eA is te la& of life8 and te Creative Po&er can no %ore can"e tis la& tan an ordinary %irror can reflect (ac! to you a different i%a"e tan te o(2ect you old (efore it+ Success Key/ <ro) te @$la%e 6a%eA Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 8ctober BH, ADBD Q Printer-friendly Playin" te @$la%e 6a%e8A on te oter and8 is destructive and dis7 E%)o&erin"+ Every ti%e you see! to un2ustly assess (la%e &ere it doesnIt (elon"8 you effectively and over Control to outside factors+ You relin=uis Control and (eco%e a slave to tat &ic you (la%e+ #e @(la%e&ortyA )erson8 event or circu%stance no& o&ns you 1 at te very least8 in YOUR Mind9 You are not in Control+ No&8 &y &ould you do tatM RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success $ey o% 86' (ro# the <Blame 0ame< and Em#o1er +ourself to Succeed "e all do it P some more than others P but assessing IblameJ is a common human reaction when matters donOt turn out the way we want. %o wonder. #n this complicated modern world, it is easy to blame others for many of the conditions and strife we encounter. "e blame the government, politics, our parents, our children, religion, foreign countries, our superiors, (epublicans, -emocrats, the Supreme 3ourt, liberals, conservatives, criminals, the wealthy, the poor, "all Street, insurance companies . . . . . # could go on, but # am sure you get the point. #t seems that everyone at all levels these days is engaging in a constant ,ame of 7lame. I#t is everyone elseOs fault P %8T mine&J ,uilty as charged, $our 4onor. Playing the I7lame ,ame,J i.e., assessing blame against others where0 B: the sub;ect of our blame is truly not at fault andUor responsible andUor A: the real responsibility lies within ourselves, is an absolute death knell to attaining Success and ,rowth. # am only a Student of Success, but this much # have learned0 s long as # engage in the 7lame ,ame, by assessing blame on other individuals andUor e.ternal events, # am not progressing towards Success. %or am # building 3haracter and *eadership P two ecumenical traits to the attainment of e2traordinary levels of Success. True *eaders do not blame. nd, the greatest *eaders are those who have the ability to attain the highest levels of Success, for they have the ability to motivate others towards the attainment of their goal. 7ut, what is Iblame1J nd, how is assessing IblameJ different from there being a legitimate Ireason,J the latter of which is the cause of an effect1 nd, what is an Ie.cuse1J =nderstanding the differences is crucial. *etOs use a simple hypothetical to demonstrate the differences between Iblame,J IreasonJ and Ie.cuse.J The weather predictions for yesterday and today in the %ortheast =.S. have been dire, with heavy rain and high wind. #n fact, we are told by the weather e.perts that we are having our first %orOeaster of the new season. #f predictions hold true 9but already it appears that the weather event has been oversold P at least in the State of %ew 'ersey:, we may even e.perience some creek and stream flooding, particularly because the water saturation levels in the ground are already high from recent rainfall. nd, so, in our e.ample, it rains. nd, it rains very hard, causing some flooding. The ssumpink (iver rises above flood stage, and water pours into the basements of some homes located along the river. This is a classic case of pure Icause and effect.J 4eavy rains cause the river to flood, which, in turn, cause flood waters to flow into the basements. This is a simple fact and no human interpretation is re5uired to understand what is happening. The IreasonJ for the water in the basement is because the swollen ssumpink (iver has flooded after a record-setting @ inches of rain in BA hours. %otice that in this e.ample we are dealing with simple observed Icause and effectJ facts. The IreasonJ for the effect 9flooded basement: is a cause 9@ inches of rain causing the river to rise above its banks:. There is no IblameJ here; only a Icause and effectJ reason for the basement flooding. %ow, there is absolutely nothing wrong with noting a factual reason 9cause0 flooding rains and river: for the occurrence of an event 9effect0 flooded basements:. #n fact, science and human logic depends on it. #f we were not able to make such Icause and effectJ observations, we would not have been able to advance as a civili/ed species. The key here is to understand that there is no shifting of fault, responsibility, etc. )t 8ust is. %ot, letOs continue with this same hypothetical, but now bringing some of the I7lame ,ameJ into the picture. # am an avid outdoorsman. # *8G) to hike, hunt, fish, camp, ski 9or used to, anyways: . . . anything outdoors, ever since # was a young boy. #t so happens that # made plans to take my son on his first small game hunting e.pedition this weekend, but the rain is now a variable that # must take into account. fter all, it will be rainy and cold P raw P and thatOs not fun for a young fellow out on his first hunt. 7esides, animals dislike bad weather as much as humans and will most certainly be hunkered down and out of sight. So, we end up not going hunting, and in offering my Ie.planationJ to my son, # IblameJ the weather for ruining the weekend. My son is upset, too, and because P like father, like son P he also blames the weather for ruining our plans. "e have been looking forward to this day for weeks and the weather is at fault for ruining what would have been a great e.perience. (eally1 "ho ruined what1 The weather is ;ust the weather. =nlike the first scenario, where the flooded river and flooded basements were a direct causal effect of the heavy rain P a natural, factual causal relationship P our not going hunting is not. #n truth, I <ECI<E< not to go hunting. The fact of the matter is that we still could have gone hunting P rain or not. s such, the true responsibility for the fact that we did not go hunting is (ecause I %ade tat decision. The rain didnOt. 7y assessing fault on the rain and not accepting personal responsibility for the decision that # made, # have laid blame on the weather. That, in a very simple hypothetical, is playing the 7lame ,ame. True *eaders do not blame. nd, the greatest *eaders are those who have the ability to attain the highest levels of Success, for they have the ability to motivate others towards the attainment of their goal. #f # was onest about it, # would tell my son that the ()S8% we are not going is because ) donOt want to go hunting in the cold rain and ) am fearful that he might not like it under such adverse conditions. 94e would probably respond, ISo what, -ad, letOs go anyways&:. "ith that approach, # state the ()S8% as to why we are not going on our planned trip. There is no blame. # accept responsibility for my -ecision and ctions. nd, who knows P we may still go and he may have the best time ;ust being with -ad. (emember, blaming is shifting responsibility from you 9where it rightly belongs: to a third party or event. # could blame the weather or # could accept responsibility for M$ -ecision. $es, the weather may have been a consideration in my -ecision, but it is still my -ecision nonetheless. The above hunting e.ample may seem like splitting hairs. nd, to some degree we are, for the differences in how # respond to the adverse weather conditions and our planned hunting trip are subtle. #ndeed, the end result may be the same0 in either case, we do not go on our planned trip. 7ut, understand that the mindset between both approaches is profoundly different and over time would have a significant impact on how we accept responsibility for our -ecisions and ctions, shape our lives, and achieve our ,oals and attain Success. "e need to be mindful at all times and guard the portal of our conscious thought processes. That means, even in the most IinnocuousJ situations P perhaps like the hunting weekend e.ample P we must not play the I7lame ,ame.J So, why do we blame1 +irst, itOs easy. #t is human nature to not want to accept responsibility for -ecisions and ctions that may be unpopular with others P or even ourselves. Second, when we can IblameJ a third party or e.ternal event or circumstance, it makes us right and the other 9person, group, entity or event: wrong 9blameworthy:. gain, it is human nature to want to be right P and usually all of the time. Self righteousness is very powerful and deep-rooted. Third, similar to number two, blaming ;ustifies negative feelings, thoughts and emotions. 7eing angry or upset is I;ustifiedJ when somebody else is to blame. "eOve been wronged, darn it, and we have every right to feel miserable. +ourth, assessing blame can 5uickly resolve individual indecision. -onOt know what to do in a particular situation1 Make a Idecision,J but blame your decision 9and the predicament IcausingJ your indecision: on someone or something else. ssessing blame gives you an easy out P especially if you made the wrong decision. True *eaders never play the 7lame ,ame. True *eaders accept responsibility for ** of their decisions and for the decisions and actions of those under their command 9a private reprimand may be in order, however:. Take a great football coach. #n the post game press conference after his team has suffered a brutal loss, a true *eader coach will never blame any particular player or players. #nstead, we hear such phrases as Iwe failed to establish our ground game,J or Iwe could not contain our opponentOs pass rush,J or Iwe committed too many turnovers and failed to convert when in the red /one.J %o blame; ;ust simple Icause and effectJ facts, i.e., reasons why the team lost the game 9shortcomings that will no doubt be addressed in the upcoming weekOs practice:. true *eader coach will further accept +=** responsibility for these shortcomings by his team. fter all, he is the coach, the leader of the team, and it is his ;ob to coach the team to victories. true *eader will also not offer e.cuses. ).cuses1 "hat are e.cuses1 ).cuses are assessments of blame that are Idressed upJ to look and sound like Icause and effectJ reasons. 7ut, theyOre really not. 4ow can you tell when someone is feeding you an e.cuse 9or you are using one, yourself:1 *isten for the word Ibut.J I#Om sorry # am late, 7=T . . .J 9The other personO doesnOt care "4$ you are late. ll that matters is that you showed up an hour late for an appointment and greatly inconvenienced the other person. ccept responsibility for your shortcoming. -onOt attempt to assess blame on some other factor.: I# would love to help, 7=T . . .J 9%obody wants to hear how much you would *8G) to help them, only to be told Ibut.J #f you have another commitment, ;ust say so. #f it is a situation where you donOt "%T to help, then maybe you need to ask yourself "4$. #f you cannot provide a truthful response on the spot, advise the other person that you have other considerations and that you will get back to them promptly P and do it. 7ut, donOt feed 7S e.cuses:. ll of this does not mean that you cannot properly assess fault against or responsibility with another human being. #f # sneak up behind you and hit you in the back of the head, you would be darn proper to say IThat guy ;ust smacked me in the back of the head.J That is because it is a true cause and effect event. 'ust donOt blame me as the IreasonJ when you arrive home mad and take your anger out on your spouse and children. "hat does all of this have to do with achieving ,oals and attaining Success1 )verything. #f you truly, honestly and sincerely -esire to achieve your ,oals, attain Success and generate "ealth, you will not be able to do so as long as you engage in 7lame ,ame antics. #t is a simple matter of accepting responsibility for $8=( ctions, -ecisions, +eelings and Thoughts and not seeking to find fault, i.e., Iblameworthiness,J in other individuals or events or circumstances for what rightly belongs to you. ccepting full (esponsibility for your present results is profoundly )mpowering. $ou take 3ontrol of your *ife and become the -irector of your future. %obody else is to blame or is responsible P only you. 4ow Powerful& Playing the I7lame ,ame,J on the other hand, is destructive and dis-)mpowering. )very time you seek to un;ustly assess blame where it doesnOt belong, you effectively hand over 3ontrol to outside factors. $ou relin5uish 3ontrol and become a slave to that which you blame. The IblameworthyJ person, event or circumstance now owns you P at the very least, in $8=( Mind& $ou are not in 3ontrol. %ow, why would you do that1 Successful individuals donOt blame. They accept responsibility for their Thoughts, +eelings, -ecisions and ctions. #f they make a mistake and are wrong P they own it, learn from it, and move on. There is huge Power in that P Power that can propel you to Success. 7lame cannot help you achieve Success. #t can only hurt and dis-)mpower you from attaining the Success that you -esire and deserve. =ntil ne.t time . . . . Success Strate"y/ #e #en B.4C Ste)s to Universal Pro(le% Solvin" Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 8ctober AF, ADBD Q Printer-friendly We %ust understand tat te undesira(le events8 conditions and circu%stances8 &ic &e refer to as ')ro(le%s8' are EE#ERN-L to us* te identification of tose events8 conditions and circu%stances as a @)ro(le%8A on te oter and8 is IN#ERN-L 1 a )roduct of our tin!in"8 (eliefs and conditioned a(its+ #e latter is a creature of our Mind* te for%er is si%)ly a set of facts 1ithout any inerent %eanin" 1 tey 2ust are+ #e only %eanin" of tose e?ternal events8 conditions and circu%stances is te %eanin" tat &e ascri(e to tese facts internally in our Mind+ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Strategy' The Ten @5CA Ste# Techni:ue to Uni/ersal *roblem Sol/ing Do& to Solve -NY Pro(le% re you presently facing a IproblemJ that appears to have no solution1 $es1 ,ood. This Post may be ;ust what you need. Throughout *ife, we all face what we commonly refer to as Iproblems.J #n fact, many individuals view *ife itself as a series of problems P one after another P some large, some small, but all problems ;ust the same. Some unfortunate Souls actually perceive *ife itself as one giant Iproblem.J 4ow sad& People IstruggleJ with Iproblems.J nd, that is 5uite unfortunate, because it really doesnOt have to be that way. #n fact, # would suggest that there are no such things as Iproblems,J and that there doesnOt have to be any Istruggling.J IProblems,J in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no e.istence on their own, and to the e.tent that we IstruggleJ with them, that is of our own doing. Stay with me here . . . 8f course, if you presently face a significant challenge in your life 9notice that # did not use the word Iproblem,J thereby already changing the meaning and significance of the undesirable and unwanted set of circumstances that most would refer to as a IproblemJ:, you may find little comfort in such "isdom. fter all, these few simple words will likely not provide the resolution or solution you seek. #t is, however, a start. #ndeed, there is a magical, surefire way to solve or eliminate %$ IproblemJ that may be plaguing you. +ollow these Ten 9BD: Steps P honestly and diligently P and # assure you that you will reali/e one of the following three 9<: outcomes0 B: $ou will solve your Iproblem,J A: The problem will resolve itself, or <: $ou will simply no longer view the IproblemJ as a IproblemJ P it will simply seek to e.ist. (egardless of which of the three outcomes you e.perience, the result is the same0 +reedom from the Iproblem.J #t is really 5uite simple and the beauty of it is that P #T "8(6S& # personally use this techni5ue consistently and it has never, ever failed me. #t has been thoroughly developed, re-tooled and time-tested, and it is powerfully effective. Ste) One/ Every Pro(le% Das a Solution )very IproblemJ has a Solution. %ot some, not most P **. ll IproblemsJ have Solutions and are resolvable. #n fact, there are likely many possible resolutions to a particular undesired set of facts and circumstances. More than one possible solution may even be optimal. The +irst Step in resolving any IproblemJ is to know, understand and believe that there #S a solution, there is an answer. To reali/e the ultimate Solution, all that is re5uired is that you increase your personal *evel of wareness to discover the possible Solutions and then implement the one that provides the greatest benefit towards your -esired outcome. $ou M=ST understand and accept this fact P that every IproblemJ has a Solution P as T(=). #f you do not accept this proposition as the Truth, the likelihood that you will reali/e the Solution is highly unlikely. Think about it0 if you do not believe that there is a Solution to your dilemma, what are the chances that you will attempt to reali/e it1 $ou wonOt. nd, your IproblemJ will remain unresolved and continue to fester. The simple fact is that, at present, you simply do not see the Solution. +or if you did, then the IproblemJ would no longer e.ist; it would be resolved. Simply start with the unconditional 7elieve and +aith that your IproblemJ has a solution P many solutions P and all that is needed is for you to discover it. Ste) #&o/ <e7Personali>e te @Pro(le%A 4aving accepted the Truth that there is a Solution to your so-called Iproblem,J the ne.t step is to Ide-personali/e the problem.J "hat does that mean and why is it important1 "hat it means is that $8= are %8T your IproblemJ 9okay, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you get the point:. $ou are separate from your IproblemJ P it e.ists entirely outside of you. "ait a minute P didnOt # ;ust say earlier that Iproblems,J in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no e.istence on their own, and to the e.tent that we IstruggleJ with them, that is of our own doing1 $es, # did. To avoid undue confusion, letOs immediately reconcile these concepts. +irst, we must define what we mean when we use the term Iproblem.J fter all, IproblemJ has many meanings 9e.g., I-id you finish your math problems in your homework assignment1J: )ssentially, what we all commonly refer to as IproblemsJ are mere =%-)S#(7*) conditions andUor circumstances. I=ndesirableJ to whom1 The person who claims them to be a Iproblem.J "hat may be one personOs IproblemJ may be another personsO ;oy. #n other words, the nature, level and e.tent of a particular IproblemJ are in the eye of the beholder. s such, we must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are )ST)(%* to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a Iproblem,J on the other hand, is #%T)(%* P a product of our thinking, beliefs and conditioned habits. The latter is a creature of our Mind; the former is simply a set of facts without any inherent meaning P they ;ust are. The only meaning of those e.ternal events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind. nd that is where we need to draw the line and depersonali/e the Iproblem.J The undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are e.ternal facts. They are not us P they ;ust are. So, as part of the Second Step, we need to distinguish and understand that the nature of the IproblemJ is something outside of ourselves; how we perceive a problem, contrarily, is internal and a function of Mind P something over which we may assert control and change. "e must depersonali/e the IproblemJ and personali/e the Solution. The IproblemJ lies without; the Solution will be reali/ed within. Ste) #ree/ O)en Your Creative Mind Some IproblemsJ may be resolved through simple, deductive reasoning 9e.g., AYA\K:. 8ther IproblemsJ are not that easy P there are too many intangible variables P and, therefore, more is re5uired. Most so-called IproblemsJ re5uire something more than deductive reasoning, for if it were that simple 9relatively speaking, of course:, then IproblemsJ wouldnOt 9or shouldnOt: linger on without resolution P assuming that one is making bona fide attempts to resolve the Iproblem.J So, how do we resolve IproblemsJ that elude conscious analy/ation1 The answer is to open your 3reative Mind, your Subconscious, to the #nfiniteness of =niverse and all that is possible. "e have already accepted the fact that every IproblemJ has a Solution 9Step 8ne:. nd, we have depersonali/ed the Iproblem,J and have further accepted as Truth that the Solution must come from within 9Step Two:. #f you donOt have the Solution now, and you have been working on resolving your IproblemJ for some time, from whence shall the Solution come1 "hen you open your 3reative Mind to what is possible, you allow the answer to come to you. *etOs face it0 our 3onscious Mind is not always the best IproblemJ solver; in fact, it probably gets us into IproblemsJ more than it gets us out of them. The "right 7rothers had a firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. The ability to build a Iflying machineJ P today a fact not even 5uestioned P has been in e.istence as long as the =niverse, and the "right 7rothers knew that. #t 9the Principle of +light: merely re5uired that man finally achieve the re5uisite *evel of wareness where the principle of fi.ed wing flight could be reali/ed. Think of the "right 7rothers and their firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. People at that time thought the "rights were cra/y. Moreover, their own father, a minister, harshly admonished them, claiming that they would burn in hell merely for suggesting the idea& $et, the ability to build a Iflying machineJ P today a fact not even 5uestioned P has been in e.istence as long as the =niverse, and the "right 7rothers knew that. #t 9the Principle of +light: merely re5uired that man finally achieve the re5uisite *evel of wareness where the principle of fi.ed wing flight could be reali/ed. %onetheless, the Principle of +light, and the scientific laws governing that principle, always e.isted. #n fact, every law and principle of what may be possible in the future already e2ists here and now P simply waiting to be discovered. Think of it0 a unified theory of the =niverse, from the grand to the subatomic, which has eluded scientists since the time of )instein already e2ists. "e ;ust donOt know it P yet. s a race 9human race:, our *evel of wareness re5uires greater =nderstanding. The same holds true for the Solution to your Iproblem.J $ou ;ust donOt know it yet and the way you will discover it is to open your 3reative Mind. Ste) Four/ Re%ove O(structions to Overco%e O(stacles So, how does one open his or her 3reative Mind1 The crucial first step is to remove all 8bstructions. $ou will not reali/e the proper Solution to your IproblemJ if your Mind is clogged with needless, destructive clutter - 8bstructions. "hat are I8bstructions1J +ear. -oubt. "orry. n.iety. %egative thinking. These are all States of Mind 9mental states: that not only will fail to resolve your Iproblem,J but will actively and affirmatively work against reali/ing a Solution. s long as you harbor 8bstructions, the likelihood that you will solve your IproblemJ is very, very slim. 8bstructions such as +ear, -oubt, "orry, n.iety and %egative Thinking literally clog the channels of your 3reative Mind. $ou cannot think in a constructive, creative fashion when you are focused on the negative and gripped with +ear and "orry. #t is simply not possible. Moreover, 8bstructions are ;ust that0 8bstructions. They block the flow of 3reative Spirit through your 3onscious and Subconscious Minds. #f you were so ensconced with +ear and n.iety P to the point of paralysis P do you think you would hear ,od whispering the answer to you1 ,od rarely shouts, and outside of 7iblical accounts, # donOt know of anyone to whom ,od appeared or spoke accompanied by bolts of lighting and fire. ,od speaks to our 4eart and the way to hear ,od in this fashion is to 5uiet the Mind. 8bstructions are anything but 5uiet and can produce compulsive thought and action. #n Step 8ne we accepted the incontrovertible Truth that all IproblemsJ have Solutions. Truly knowing that P with unconditional +aith and 7elieve P is usually sufficient to instill a Peace of 4eart that clears the 8bstructions. #f you find yourself still hindered by these negative States of Mind, work 9but donOt struggle: to remove the blockage. Ste) Five/ Understand tat O(structions -re a Result of I"norance So, how do we remove 8bstructions with Peace and without struggling1 Through =nderstanding, 6nowledge and wareness. "e must increase our *evel of wareness, gain 6nowledge and =nderstand the causes of +ear, -oubt, "orry, n.iety and %egative Thinking. "hile tomes may be 9and are: written on the sub;ect, it is critical to =%-)(ST%- that such destructive Mental States are caused by or a result of #gnorance. #gnorance of what1 +irst, not knowing "4)() the answer or solution lies. 3onsider. young couple is deeply in debt and they both lost their ;obs. "ith each passing month, they sink deeper and deeper into debt. Their levels of +ear, -oubt and "orry increase. %egative Thinking persists. They see no way out. Therein lays the problem0 They see no way out. Suppose # had a bona fide magic crystal ball and could convince the young couple that the crystal ball really could show the future. Taken a step further, # consult my crystal ball and show them the winning multimillion dollar lottery numbers for the following week. ll they would need to do is play that winning combination of numbers on the right day and they become instant winners of THD million. "hat do you think would happen to their -oubt, "orry, n.iety, +ear and %egative Thinking 9at least with respect to their debt and unemployment IproblemJ:1 #t would immediately vanish into thin air& "hy1 7ecause they now see their Solution& "hen we see the Solutions to our IproblemsJ P even if those answers are not immediately available P the levels of our 8bstructions immediately drop, if not completely dissipate. s such, it is the #gnorance as to the Solution that gives rise to the 8bstructions. "e fail to see from where the ,ood that we -esire is going to come and that fuels our 8bstructive Mental States. #f we can begin to truly and honestly =nderstand that there #S a Solution 9or multiple solutions: to our Iproblem,J and all that is re5uired is that we raise our *evel of wareness to reali/e the Solution, an immediate effect is that we begin to overcome the #gnorance giving rise to our 8bstructions. 'ust knowing that there #S a solution already begins to bring Peace, which, in turn, opens our 3reative Mind to receive the answer& s long as we remained locked in the %egative, we will not see the Positive. "e need to clean the 4ouse of our Minds, and like a skilled surgeon who removes blockage from diseased arteries, we must remove the 8bstructions of our 3reative Mind and allow *ife to flow freely. Ste) Si?/ Refra%e te @Pro(le%A ll along, # have been using the word IproblemJ to describe and define the undesired set of conditions and circumstances. Step Si. is to IreframeJ the nature of Iproblem,J including the very word Iproblem.J "e may start by no longer using the word IproblemJ as the definition or indicia of the undesired conditions and circumstances. The term IproblemJ immediately delivers a negative connotation P almost signifying a situation to which there is no Solution. That is why # have been using 5uotes with the word throughout this article P to establish the significance 9or, more appropriately, the insignificance: of the actual word. #nstead of the word Iproblem,J use either the terms I3hallengeJ or I8bstacle.J #mmediately your perspective changes towards the undesired conditions and circumstances, for both words convey a more positive meaning and both inherently suggest that there e.ist solutions or answers. Think about it0 who likes Iproblems1J #n fact, we try to avoid Iproblems.J #t is human nature to run from IproblemsJ 9who awakes in the morning thinking I7oy, # canOt wait to deal with the scourge of my problems today&J: I3hallenges,J on the other hand, are an invitation for ction& 9Some definitions for the word IchallengeJ include0 Ian invitation to someone to compete or fight, especially in a sport; to invite someone to compete or fight; used in the names of competitions, especially sports competitions; to test someone2s skill and abilitiesJ:. "ho can turn down a legitimate 3hallenge P whether from someone else or ourselves1 (eally, reframing the term IproblemJ to I3hallengeJ or I8bstacleJ should be done as soon as one begins thinking that he or she has a Iproblem.J #n terms of actual timing, therefore, Step Si. should be tackled right along with Step 8ne. Thinking of your undesired conditions or circumstances as a 3hallenge or mere 8bstacle ab initio will do wonders for your Mental State and accelerate your progress in reali/ing your optimum Solution. %e.t, it is highly important to understand P and further reframe the undesired conditions and circumstances that we now call a 3hallenge or 8bstacle P that ** 3hallenges or 8bstacles are invitations to Growth. $es, indeed& "hen faced with a 3hallenge or 8bstacle, your present inability to solve or find the Solution stems from your present *evel of wareness. #n Step +ive, we e.plored how this #gnorance gives rise to fatal- thinking 8bstructions and how they must be eliminated. This M=ST be true, for if your present *evel of wareness was sufficient, you would already have the Solution. s such, to reali/e the Solution, you must ,row your current *evel of wareness. The fact that you donOt have the Solution is evidence that you must increase your present *evel of wareness. =nderstand that reasons for ,rowth are usually irrelevant, for ,rowth is inherently ,ood. %ature is always seeking further ).pansion, ).pression and ,rowth. 7y ,rowing P whether intellectually, Spiritually, emotionally, physically P you are fulfilling one of the greatest of our human duties. "e were born to ,row and it is ,odOs calling that we all ,row and live to our full Potential. +ace it0 "e were not born to spend our lives on the sofa watching television. #t is therefore critical to =nderstand that whatever your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, it is an invitation to ,(8". nd, in some strange fashion which we may not readily comprehend, it may be a -ivine mandate to do so. "hen you reali/e the Solution to your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, you will necessarily be at a higher *evel of wareness. nd, if the nature of your 3hallenge or 8bstacle was most difficult P perhaps oppressive P your *evel of wareness will be even higher. $ou may have even developed 3haracter along the way, one of the greatest of all personality traits. *astly, keep in mind that all 8bstacles are mere stepping stones to achieving a greater ,ood P a certain ,oal or Success. #n order to achieve any ob;ective, you must necessarily face and overcome the 8bstacles or 3hallenges along the way re5uisite to attaining that Success. Ste) Seven/ #a!e -ction Step Seven is simple0 Take ction. "hat kind of ction1 ny ction. The key here is that you need not necessarily know precisely what to do to P ;ust begin. #f you knew the precise set of ction Steps to reali/e the Solution, you would have already taken that course and the 8bstacle resolved. "hat is important is that you begin solving the 8bstacle by taking any ction P as long as it is not impulsive and based on irrational emotion or 8bstruction. ction is )mpowering. ction increases *evels of wareness. ction creates 8pportunity. 8nce you have taken that first ction step, you are on the path to finally addressing the undesired conditions and circumstances. )ven if those first ction steps are ;ust tiny steps, you are nonetheless on the way and knowledge of the simple fact is 5uite empowering. #t is important to note that, while the initial ction Steps may not lead you in the right direction, valuable information P in the form of feedback P is always gained. t the very least, you will discover what doesn0t work P and you may move on to Plan 7. %o ction taken ever results in failure; valuable information is always obtained. The key is to keep trying, keep moving, and keep taking ction. $ou will find the way& Sometimes taking ction is HDN of the process towards reali/ing the Solution. $ou may think that attaining the resolution will take much time and effort, but then after taking that first ction step, you come to reali/e that the 3hallenge is not as substantial as you previously thought P perhaps it is even easy. # cannot tell you how many times that the IbarkJ that # feared was actually worse than the Ibite.J The so-called IproblemJ turned out to be an easy, no-brainer and # regretted the fact that # had not taken ction earlier P it would have saved me significant time, energy and resources. $ou will usually discover as you take ction that what you perceived to be insurmountable isnOt, and that solving the situation will not be the effort that you imagined. $ou will not come to that reali/ation, however, unless and until ction is actually taken. (oll up your sleeves and get started. Ste) Ei"t/ #i%e and te La& of 6estation )verything has its season and the =niverse works in cyclic, rhythmic fashion. #f your present 3hallenge is to find a way to feed your family today, the solution is not planting corn. There is the *aw of ,estation0 after planting, the corn seed must geminate, sprout, grow 9and grow and grow and grow: and bear fruit. The fruit, the ears of corn 9really a grain: must properly mature and then you must harvest it. ll of this will take a certain amount of time over which you have very little control. ll seeds P including Seeds of Thought and ,reatness P have a gestation period. There is a *aw of 3ause and )ffect, but there also is the *aw of ,estation, which states that the )ffects of the 3ause will take the time that the =niverse 9%ature, through our #nfinite 3reator: re5uires. -epending on your particular 3hallenge or 8bstacle, and the ction steps that you take P and the ultimate Solution desired P there will be the factor of time as determined by the applicable *aw of ,estation. 8ften, we donOt know how long it may take for fruit to bear, but as long as we remain steadfast and true to reali/ing the -esired result, there will be fruit. This is also another reason why it is important to be consistent P and persistent P with our ction steps. "ith continued ction, Persistence and Perseverance, it is possible to accelerate the process of reali/ing our Solution within the confines of the *aw of ,estation. +or e.ample, suppose that reali/ing the Solution to a particular 3hallenge by a particular individual necessarily must re5uire a total of fifty 9HD: hours of bona fide, consistent ction 9by application of the *aw of ,estation:. #f the individual only dedicates one 9B: hour per day towards that ob;ective, it will take fifty 9HD: days before she finally reali/es the ultimate Solution . 4owever, by devoting two 9A: hours of bona fide, consistent ction per day 9instead of only one hour:, she can accelerate the process and reali/e the ultimate Solution in half the time0 twenty-five 9AH: days. %ow, if she was really motivated and determined, in theory, she may dedicate ten 9BD: hours of bona fide, consistent ction per day towards overcoming her 3hallenge. ssuming that fatigue, 8bstructions, and other inhibiting factors are kept at bay, she can further accelerate the process and reali/e her ultimate Solution in a mere five 9H: days& So while the *aw of ,estation may establish certain time constraints over which we have no or little control, we may accelerate the overall process by more continuous, consistent and persistent ction. nother insight to understanding the *aw of ,estation is a 5uote from nthony (obbins0 I,odOs delays are not ,odOs denials.J #n other words, ,od works on a different calendar and clock than we do. "hy is this so important1 7ecause when many individuals fail to reali/e the Solution to their 3hallenge or 8bstacle immediately, they simply 5uit. ,ive up. bandon ship. "hen that happens, one thing is for certain0 they will %8T solve the 3hallenge. Luitting is Igame over.J +ailure. #f you do not immediately reali/e your Solution, keep trying, keep taking ction steps, keep working these Ten Steps. $ou "#** reali/e the solution. 3hances are that the mess you are in didnOt happen overnight, so it may be unreasonable to think or e.pect that it may be cleaned up overnight. Time itself may be ;ust another aspect or feature of the 3hallenge that you face, so view it as such. (eframe the nature of the 3hallenge or 8bstacle to further include the time variable. -onOt make the issue of time another, separate Iproblem.J Patience may be re5uired and that virtue is yet another characteristic of ,rowth. Persevere. Persist. "ork it. Ste) Nine/ Dave Fait The importance of +aith P +aith in yourself and +aith in ,od P cannot be overstated. "e could write volumes on the significance of +aith to finding a Solution to your 3hallenge or 8bstacle; time and space do not permit that here. %apoleon 4ill has stated many times, IThe man who can is the man who thinks he can.J #f you already accepted the notion that every 3hallenge or 8bstacle has a Solution 9Step 8ne:, then why not accept the +aith and 7elief that you will reali/e that Solution1 I$a gotta believe, baby, ya gotta believe.J #f you do not 7elieve or have no +aith that you will reali/e a Solution, will you honestly pursue the Solution1 #f you answered this 5uestion in the affirmative, then you must fancy in chasing ghosts. Ste) #en/ #e -ttitude of 6ratitude +inally, as Step Ten, despite the nature, level and e.tent of your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, remain ,rateful for all that you have. Seek the ,ood in your *ife and by doing so, the significance of the 3hallenge or 8bstacle will diminish. (elin5uish resentment. -rop ;ealousy and envy. dopt the ttitude of ,ratitude. Studies have shown that patients with the most severe illnesses fair best in treatment when they are grateful for the ,ood in their lives P despite the illness P and they re;ect negative attitudes such as resentment, anger, ;ealously or envy. Such mental states are nothing more than 8bstructions, discussed in Steps +our and +ive. They not only block your 3reative Mind, but they stain your Spirit and become a focal point of your concentration. This eventually leads to self-absorbed self-pity P and there is no way you will overcome your 3hallenge or 8bstacle if you are engaged in that game. 7e grateful. (e;oice in the ,ood all around you& #f you focus on the ,ood, more ,ood will come; contrarily, if you focus on the %egative, then you will receive more of the %egative. This is the *aw of ttraction, pure and simple. #f you have trouble seeing the ,ood and finding ,ratitude, grab a notebook and pen and find a 5uiet, comfortable place to sit by yourself for an hour or so and begin writing all that for which you are grateful. #t may take a little time to get started, but once the ;uices start flowing, you will be astounded at how much you have written P how much there is in your life for which you should be ,rateful. 7y the time this e.ercise is done, you will feel profoundly different and view your 3hallenge or 8bstacle in an entirely different light. "hen # feel overwhelmed by a 3hallenge or 8bstacle and see myself starting to slide in a negative fashion, # work my I,ratitudesJ by stopping whatever # am doing and spending some time with my children. n hour of building blocks, reading or ;ust playing with them P and seeing the unconditional *ove and e.citement of *ife in their eyes P has an ama/ing impact. Problem1 "hat Problem1 dopting the ttitude of ,ratitude with honesty and sincerity is the 5uickest way to ;ump start out of a IstuckJ position. #t works P every time. 7ut, you need to actually work it, and if that re5uires some 5uiet time in isolation with your thoughts and a notebook, then do it. Conclusion ThatOs it. The Ten Steps to =niversal Problem Solving. "ith continued practice and patience, you will find these Ten Steps will work Miracles in your *ife. 7elieve. #an!s"ivin" and te -rt of 6ratitude #e #an!s"ivin" oliday is "rounded in dee) tradition8 ori"inatin" undreds of years a"o &en early settlers of tis country8 esca)in" fro% reli"ious )ersecution in teir Euro)ean o%elands8 "atered &it native -%ericans to )arta!e in teir annual rites of feast and cele(ration to @"ive tan!sA after (ountiful arvests of "rains8 ve"eta(les and fis+ #e sy%(olis% is as )rofound and %eanin"ful today as it &as in te .H44s+ We "ater to"eter8 fa%ily and friends8 to en2oy te a(undance in our lives and to "ive tan!s+ It is as si%)le as tat+ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Success Key/ #an!s"ivin" and te -rt of 6ratitude
4ere in the =nited States, mericans gathered with family and friends yesterday, and, indeed for this entire four-day weekend, to celebrate the most cherished of our country recogni/ed holidays0 Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving holiday is grounded in deep tradition, originating hundreds of years ago when early settlers of this country, escaping from religious persecution in their )uropean homelands, gathered with native mericans to partake in their annual rites of feast and celebration to Igive thanksJ after bountiful harvests of grains, vegetables and fish. The symbolism is as profound and meaningful today as it was in the B@DDs. "e gather together, family and friends, to en;oy the abundance in our lives and to give thanks. #t is as simple as that. The heart of Thanksgiving P a true recognition of the abundance of which we have been blessed and to give thanks to our 3reator for all of the good in our lives P is a powerful mental and spiritual attitude. Much has been written on the Iattitude of gratitudeJ on this site and elsewhere. 7eing grateful for all that is good in our lives, despite the fact that there may simultaneously e.ist undesirable circumstances and events, is immensely powerful and empowering. "hen we focus P and give thanks P for that which is good, we shift our paradigm from that which is IbadJ 9or, more accurately, from that which we perceive as Ibad,J for, as Shakespeare stated, what makes something good or bad is only our saying so:, to the Igood.J Seeing 9and being grateful for: the good in life is a ma;or paradigm shift. "e are all aware of the oft-repeated adage that we may either look at the Iglass half emptyJ or the Iglass half full.J nd so, on Thanksgiving -ay, mericans from all walks of life gather together, refrain from looking at the glass Ihalf empty,J and e.press, to the best of our abilities, true gratitude for all that we have been blessed. Thanksgiving is a beautiful holiday. !+rosty Morning.! frosty chill greets the sunrise in the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire on a mid %ovember morning. The Presidential (ange drapes the hori/on, with Mount "ashington taking center stage. Photo by 'im Salge on %ovember AA, ADDF. 7ut, how many of us return to our old ways after the holiday1 #ndeed, the day after Thanksgiving has been named I7lack +riday,J in reference to the mad, insane shopping and sales phenomena that takes place on that day in anticipation of the 3hristmas holy day yet a month away 9Thanksgiving always takes place on the fourth Thursday of %ovember, so the following day P 7lack +riday P is always on a +riday:. 7lack +riday is insane. Stores open at <0DD and K0DD am. #n fact, one famous department store chain opened at midnight& Traffic is a mess, as a significant portion of the population takes to the roads to hit their favorite stores looking for bargains. 3ustomers begin lining up at A0DD or <0DD in the morning P some never even taking time to rest or sleep after their Thanksgiving feast& Patience in many tends to run short. Tempers occasionally flare when customers compete for limited stock 9or at least at the bargain prices:. 8ther than the dinner leftovers in the refrigerators, Thanksgiving is already forgotten within the following AK hours. -onOt get me wrong P # love the e.citement of the entire weekend and the anticipation of the 3hristmas holy season, too. )ven the insanity of 7lack +riday has a certain appeal, as we are now into the Iofficial 3hristmas holiday 9commercial: season.J #n fact, many of my family members partake in the annual 7lack +riday shopping ritual because, in addition to obtaining great bargains on items that may not be available in a couple of weeks, they simply find it fun. They en;oy the madness, Igo with the flow,J and donOt take the e.travagan/a too seriously. $et, # 5uestion what happens to our so-called Ittitude of ,ratitudeJ from the previous day. "e need to maintain, and strengthen, our ,ratitude )G)($ day. #t is easy for ;ust about everyone to find it in their hearts to give thanks and e.press some level of ,ratitude on Thanksgiving -ay. #t comes easy, it comes naturally. #t is an annual tradition and ritual, and consciously or not, we prepare for it emotionally and spiritually. "hen Thanksgiving -ay arrives, we have been so conditioned over the years, that it is simply natural to put aside or trials, tribulations and differences, gather with family and friends, feast and give thanks. 3an we cultivate that natural flow of unconditional e.pression of ,ratitude every day1 $es. -o we1 %ot really. 7ut, what if we did . . . 1 4onest and sincere ,ratitude, like many character virtues P most obvious being Patience P M=ST be practiced in order for us to become ,rateful. The only way to become a Patient person is to practice Patience, particularly when the events and circumstances in our lives seemingly compel anything but Patience. The only way to become a Peaceful and Serene individual is to practice Peacefulness and Serenity, particularly when the events and circumstances in our lives seemingly compel anything but Peacefulness and Serenity. The only way to become a 6ind and *oving person is to practice 6indness and to *ove, particularly when the events and circumstances in our lives seemingly compel anything but being 6ind and giving *ove. nd so on and so forth. ,ratitude is more than an Ittitude.J It is an -rt. ttitudes can come and go; they are fleeting. 7ut, when practiced, we may transform that which changes like the weather into that which is stable and lasting. Maintaining a true and lasting state of honest and sincere ,ratitude is an rt to be practiced and cultivated if we are ever to reap the fruit. # urge you to practice and develop the -rt of 6ratitude. #t takes time, effort, and of course, Patience. Take time, as much as possible, to reflect and meditate 9usually in solitude, if only for a few minutes at a time: on that for which you really are ,rateful. (ead Success Manuals that teach and e.pound upon the Power of ,ratitude. "rite your I,ratitudesJ in your personal Success Manual 'ournal P often 9daily, if you can:. "hen you find yourself overwhelmed with negativity of any kind, you must find time to stop and reflect and Ibreak that funk.J (epetition, repetition, repetition. That is how the rt is developed. *ive in Thanksgiving everyday, for everyday that we live, we must be Thankful. Thanksgiving should not be a one-day annual event. The true Student of Success will come to understand and reali/e the miraculous Power and rt of ,ratitude and the ama/ing impact an inner State of ,ratitude has on the e.ternal events and circumstances of our lives. -o you seek Success in your *ife1 Start by being ,rateful for that which you have been blessed. bundance, Prosperity and Success abound, but you will fail to see, reali/e and e.perience the bounty if you cannot, or will not, work with the *aw of ,ratitude. The Power of ,ratitude cannot be overstated. Live te -rt of 6ratitude. 4appy Thanksgiving to everyone P in the =.S. and all around the world. =ntil ne.t time . . . . Si%)le Success Key/ W+I+N+ 1 WatIs I%)ortant NOWM Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q -ecember E, ADBD Q Printer-friendly In order to acieve Success in any endeavor8 !ee)in" FOCUS is an enor%ous callen"e+ #in! a(out it+ We are (o%(arded constantly (y )eo)le8 events8 circu%stances and tin"s tat easily distract us8 causin" us to &aste )recious ti%e8 attention and resources+ #at is &ere @W+I+N+A co%es in/ 'WatIs I%)ortant No&M' <oes &at I a% doin" NOW %ove %e closer to &at I &ant8 faster tan &atever else I could (e doin"M #e %ore onest you can (e in ans&erin" tis =uestion8 te faster you &ill acieve your 6oals and attain te Success you see!+ It really is tat si%)le+ #e difficulty lies in .C -ctually en"a"in" in tis self7analysis8 and 0C $ein" (rutally onest &it ourselves+ If &at &e W-N# is tat i%)ortant8 &e can overco%e tis )erceived @difficulty+A ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Si%)le Success Key/ W+I+N+ 1 WatIs I%)ortant NOWM Most of my Success 6ey posts tend to be on the lengthy side. # am a lawyer by training, speciali/ing in #ntellectual Property *aw, and have been practicing law since BFEF. ThatOs a long time. 7eing an effective lawyer in ;ust about any practice area re5uires the ability to write with clarity. "hether drafting briefs in support of an important motion to argue in court, crafting last wills, trusts and estate documents, constructing comple. contracts 9such as, in my case, licensing agreements that may comprise more than HD-CD pages:, drafting patent claims P whatever P the ob;ective of the lawyer is to achieve precision and clarity in the written word so as to convey the intended meaning of the message. 3larity removes ambiguity. nd, in the world of legal work product, ambiguity is bad P very bad. $et, as a whole, lawyers are often awful when it comes to a competing goal0 brevity. 4ence, once # ;ump on a topic, # tend to say too much. 'ust like # am doing now . . . So, to the point 9after this lengthy introduction:, this Success 6ey will be brief. 8r, at least # will try. TodayOs Success 6ey is I".#.%. P "hatOs #mportant %ow.J #n order to achieve Success in any endeavor, whether financial, losing weight, getting into physical shape, being a better parent or spouse, etc., keeping +83=S is an enormous challenge. -istracted and =nfocused. -oes what # am doing %8" move me closer to what # want, faster than whatever else # could be doing1 Making paper airplanes is a sure way to Succeed& ;-: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Think about it. "e are bombarded constantly by people, events, circumstances and things that easily distract us, causing us to waste precious time, attention and resources. There is television, other items screaming for our attention, our children and our parents, house pro;ects, te.ting, messaging, telephone calls to family and friends 9to talk about nothing:, and, of course, the ,rand Master of -istraction0 The #nternet. 4ow much time do we waste on the computer1 "hether +acebook or Twitter, shopping or perusing, ;umping from one insignificant site to another 9or worse:, we all are guilty of spending e.cessive amounts of time online doing things that do nothing to further us in reaching our ,oals. # am not saying that any of this is not important; there is a time and place for everything. 7ut, if you are spending K hours a day on +acebook conversing with friends under the pretense of building your Social %etwork for your online business, you may ;ust be kidding yourself. That is where I".#.%.J comes in. WatIs I%)ortant No&M The more honest you can be in answering this 5uestion, the faster you will achieve your ,oals and attain the Success you seek. (eally. "e must always pay attention to what we are paying attention to. That is how we can stay +ocused. There are plenty of free Success )7ooks on this site that fully address the importance of maintaining a proper +ocus and that is not the import of this post. 7ut, if you think there isnOt a relationship between staying +ocused and attaining Success or achieving a ,oal, then you better go back and re-read that material. n online colleague, Paul Myer, who has the best darn #nternet Marketing %ewsletter 9in my humble opinion: offers the following idea. 8n our monitors P or wherever else we need to see it P we should post the following note0 K-%!%% ? -HATGS !9*O)TAT O-3 (oes 1hat ! am doing O- mo/e me closer to 1hat ! -AT, faster than -HATEFE) ELSE ! could be doing33L #f we can honestly answer Iyes,J than we are on +ocus and should continue the activity. "orking 4ard or 4ardly "orking1 Staying focused on the most important task at hand is a ma;or key to attaining Success and achieving your ,oals. Make it a habit and you will attain Success and Prosperity faster than you can imagine& #f, on the other hand, our honest answer is Ino,J then we need to stop what we are doing and shift gears. "e have lost +ocus and we need to redirect our attention to "4TOS #MP8(T%T %8". #t really is that simple. The difficulty lies in B: ctually engaging in this self-analysis, and A: 7eing brutally honest with ourselves. #f what we "%T is that important, we can overcome this perceived Idifficulty.J Ma!e W+I+N+ a Da(it. #f you do P and it really is not that difficult P you are well on your way to attaining Success and achieving your ,oal. Start immediately. >PS - s a shining e.ample, you would not believe how distracted # allowed myself to become in trying to track down suitable images for this post&? Thank you for supporting our site& =ntil ne.t time . . . . Success Key/ #e Most Wonderful BStressfulC #i%e of te Year Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q -ecember B@, ADBD Q Printer-friendly We create our stress+ #e E?ternal Factors8 &ic &e (la%e as te cause of our stress8 are NO# our stress8 nor do tey create our stress+ #e Factors 2ust are 1 tey are %erely e?ternal events and circu%stances+ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Key/ #e Most Wonderful #i%e of te Year 7 - Stress7Free Doliday Season "ell, itOs that most wonderful P and stressful P time of the year. People around the world, and in particular, here in the =nited States, are in full swing of preparing for the most 4oly of -ays, 3hristmas. "hile a 3hristian 4oly -ay celebrating the birth of 3hrist, 3hristmas has evolved into a commercial holiday 9of almost comical proportions: celebrated by 3hristians and non-3hristians alike, depending on applicable customs and cultures. "hile we often hear IWtis the season to be ;olly,J the fact is that many of us donOt e.perience a IwonderfulJ 3hristmas season; we e.perience a stressful 3hristmas season. #n fact, the number of individuals who e.perience unhealthy levels of stress, an.iety and depression reach epic highs during the 3hristmas season. #t doesnOt have to be that way. 7ob Proctor once stated that IStress is a state of Mind.J 4e is absolutely right. ll Stressed 8ut1 #t doesnOt have to be that way. !Stress! is only a Mental State, having no e.istence outside of your Mind& Think about it. "hat is Istress1J #t doesnOt e.ist outside of the Mind or your 7eing. $ou cannot point to it; it doesnOt have a color or si/e. #t is not a tangible, inanimate ob;ect. Some may say that stress is caused by an increase in the collective influence of e.ternal events, circumstances and other human behavior that causes us to feel overwhelmed, helpless and fearful. That is only part right. The part that is right concerns the increase in the nature, level and e.tent of events, circumstances and other IundesirableJ human behavior that we come in contact with during the 3hristmas season. -uring the 3hristmas season, the nature, level and e.tent of items on our respective plates does increase. There are more events and activities taking place. Time is precious. nd, we are more likely to encounter other human behavior that we may perceive as undesirable, such as increased traffic, competitive shoppers, and other 9like ourselves: irritable individuals. 7ut, those are all e.ternal events and circumstances. They ;ust are 9although some, perhaps most, of many of the e.ternal events and circumstances are within our direct control although we may deny it:. *etOs call these collective e.ternal events, circumstances and behaviors I).ternal +actors.J Some may say that stress is caused by an increase in the collective influence of e.ternal events, circumstances and other human behavior that causes us to feel overwhelmed, helpless and fearful. That is only part right. Stress is nothing more than our internal res)onse to those ).ternal +actors P how we perceive them, what we say about them internally, how we respond 9or react: emotionally, our behavior towards them, and, of course, our physical 9bodily: response to those ).ternal +actors. We create our stress. The ).ternal +actors, which we blame as the cause of our stress, are %8T our stress, nor do they create our stress. The +actors ;ust are P they are merely e.ternal events and circumstances. s such, in order to reduce andUor eliminate our e.perience of stress, we M=ST start 9and end: with ourselves0 our own Mental State. s Mary Morrissey teaches, we must Ipay attention to what we are paying attention to.J #f our internal thinking and responses to these ).ternal +actors are along the lines of IThis is awful . . . # will never get all my shopping done . . . . # really cannot afford to be buying all of these gifts . . . # shouldnOt be doing this . . . . # simply donOt have time for all of this . . . >etc.?,J we necessarily increase our State of Stress. 8f course with that kind of thinking we are going to feel overwhelmed. #n fact, this is precisely 48" we create our own stress. "hat happens when we think and respond in such fearful, negative fashion1 7esides broadcasting such negativity 9negative thoughts: into the =niverse P which has its own repercussions P our brain and bodies release harmful stress hormones, corticosteroids and other chemicals into our physical being. These chemicals are great for a real @fi"t or fli"tA situation. 7ut, this is not that. This is everyday life. nd the result is that continued e.posure to these chemicals does awful damage to our bodies. "e become Istressed out.J Moreover, such negative, an.ious thinking not only causes us to e.perience the )motional and Mental State of stress, but it further manifests itself in physical symptoms. Such as, you ask1 Symptoms like headaches, neck aches, indigestion, other digestive problems, heart palpitations, fatigue, irritability, insomnia . . . and in rare cases, stroke, heart attack and death. Stress can !ill. 8ver the long term, constant e.posure to high levels of Istress ce%icalsJ eats away at your body and eventually it can kill you. Since all stress originates in the Mind and is nothing more than a Mental State, the obvious recourse is to take Personal ction and reduce andUor eliminate it. s # said, it doesnOt have to be this way. So, what are the immediate ction items that you can take to reduce andUor eliminate your Stress starting (#,4T %8"1 4ere is a great starting 9and not all-inclusive: list0 B. #mmediately start Ipaying attention to what you are paying attention to.J (emember, stress has no e.istence in and of itself, and certainly no e.ternal e.istence outside of your Mind. $ou create your stress by your thoughts and emotions. "hen you catch yourself engaging in such IstressfulJ thinking P ST8P& A. Put a limit on planned activities. $ou canOt do everything; there must be some limitations. (emember, work continues, routine family obligations continue, life goes on. "ithout the holidays you are already busy and your schedule is packed. %ow, you need to find even more time for shopping, parties, decorating, etc. There is only so much you can do without your rain barrel overflowing, so recogni/e that fact and put limits on that to which you will 9and can: commit. <. -onOt engage in behavior and activities that are incongruent with your 3ore Principles. "hat does that mean1 s an e.ample 9and an e.ample only:, if you are already deeply in debt, and it is already an issue in your life, donOt go deeper into debt with the shopping simply because you feel you Ihave to.J Tell friends and family that you are cutting back on spending this year. They will understand. nd, if they donOt P that is their problem, %8T yours. (emember, 3hristmas is not about spending the most 9you already know that:, so donOt engage in spending behavior that is going to create additional problems for you down the road. 8verburdened with things on your Ito doJ list1 Put some of the items away P for now. psychologist friend of mine long ago taught me the Istorage shelfJ techni5ue. "hen we have too much on our plate P more than we can possibly handle at any one time and we feel overwhelmed P we need to prioriti/e as to what is M8ST #mportant %ow 9 Success Key/ #a!e -nnual Inventory of Yourself Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'anuary <, ADBB Q Printer-friendly 'It is one tin" to &ant 1 e/eryone &ants %ore 1 (ut it is so%etin" entirely different to (e Wort %ore9 Many )eo)le %ista!e teir @&antsA for teir @2ust dues+A Your financial re=uire%ents or &ants ave notin" &atever to do &it your Wort+ Your value is esta(lised entirely (y your a(ility to render useful service or your ca)acity to induce oters to render suc service+' 7 Na)oleon Dill8 '#in! and 6ro& Ric' RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Key/ #a!e -nnual Inventory of Yourself 7 0L Questions You Sould -ns&er REditorJs Note/ I )ro%ised a 'donJt %iss' )ost for Ne& Years Eve on 'Resent%ent and For"iveness8' &ic I did not )ost after all+ For several reasons8 &ic &ill (e disclosed in te )ost &en it is )u(lised8 I decided to &ait until a later date+ I trust tat you &ill find it in your eart to for"ive %e 7 )lease9 Wen te article does )ost8 I tin! you &ill find it &ort&ile *7CS Da))y Ne& Year to everyone9 #an! you for 2oinin" us and for %a!in" 04.4 a 6RE-# year for #e Success Manual9 Today2s post is a Success Passage 9and Success 6ey: taken directly from %apoleon 4ill2s #in! and 6ro& Ric. The Passage is from the 3hapter on 8rgani/ed Planning and consists of a AE-5uestion Self7-nalysis Questionnaire for Personal Inventory. 8kay, # reali/e it would have been best to post this Self-nalysis Luestionnaire last week, but better late than never and let us remember - each day is a new start. There is, as # have often stated here, nothing magical about the start of a new calendar year. "e get a chance each and every day to begin our lives anew and when better to start than right now. The nnual Self-nalysis Luestionnaire for Personal #nventory0 4ow well do you score1 Take %apoleon 4ill2s Personal #nventory Survey and find out& critical point to be made about this Self-nalysis Luestionnaire is to undertake it with total, absolute and brutal honesty - something that is always difficult when it comes to ourselves. *et2s face it - it is easy to see the faults of others 9the splinter in their eye: and not our own personal defects 9the beam in our eye:. The )go detests being wrong and considers itself the center of the =niverse 9or so # have been told or read somewhere:. #n order for this Personal #nventory to be effective - and why do it if you don2t want results - it is imperative that we lay aside our personal biases and dig deep - real, real deep. The Truth will set you +ree. So, suck it up for some brief pain in order to obtain an honest assessment that will enable you to make real, substantial positive gains in your ;ourney to Succeed. 'Your annual self7analysis sould (e %ade at te end of eac year8 so you can include in your Ne& YearIs Resolutions any i%)rove%ents &ic te analysis indicates sould (e %ade+ #a!e tis inventory (y as!in" yourself te follo&in" =uestions8 and (y cec!in" your ans&ers &it te aid of so%eone &o &ill not )er%it you to deceive yourself as to teir accuracy+' 7 Na)oleon Dill8 '#in! and 6ro& Ric' *astly, while %apoleon 4ill2s Self #nventory Luestionnaire is geared towards !Personal Services! 9as a means for determining your !market value!:, the analysis is not limited to that purpose; it may be used for measuring any aspect of Personal -evelopment, Self #mprovement and Success chievement. =se it wise, grasshopper . . . . "e have a T8% planned for ADBB, so hold on tight. This is going to be a ,()T $)( and we hope you ;oin us for the ride. +asten your seatbelts, it promises to be a wild ride . . . =ntil ne.t time. Peace Out8 and 7 Na%astT9 #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 Ricard RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
#a!e Inventory of Yourself/ 0L Questions You Sould -ns&er It is one tin" to &ant 1 e/eryone &ants %ore 1 (ut it is so%etin" entirely different to (e Wort %ore9 Many )eo)le %ista!e teir @&antsA for teir @2ust dues+A Your financial re=uire%ents or &ants ave notin" &atever to do &it your Wort+ Your value is esta(lised entirely (y your a(ility to render useful service or your ca)acity to induce oters to render suc service+ -nnual self7analysis is an essential in te effective %ar!etin" of )ersonal services8 as is annual inventory in %ercandisin"+ Moreover8 te yearly analysis sould disclose a decrease in faults8 and an increase in Firtues+ One "oes aead8 stands still8 or "oes (ac!&ard in life+ OneIs o(2ect sould (e8 of course8 to "o aead+ -nnual self analysis &ill disclose &eter advance%ent as (een %ade8 and if so8 o& %uc+ It &ill also disclose any (ac!&ard ste)s one %ay ave %ade+ #e effective %ar!etin" of )ersonal services re=uires one to %ove for&ard even if te )ro"ress is slo&+ Your annual self7analysis sould (e %ade at te end of eac year8 so you can include in your Ne& YearIs Resolutions any i%)rove%ents &ic te analysis indicates sould (e %ade+ #a!e tis inventory (y as!in" yourself te follo&in" =uestions8 and (y cec!in" your ans&ers &it te aid of so%eone &o &ill not )er%it you to deceive yourself as to teir accuracy+ Self7-nalysis Questionnaire for Personal Inventory B. Dave I attained te "oal &ic I esta(lised as %y o(2ective for tis yearM BYou sould &or! &it a definite yearly o(2ective to (e attained as a )art of your %a2or life o(2ectiveC+ A. Dave I delivered Service of te (est )ossi(le Quality of &ic I &as ca)a(le8 or could I ave i%)roved any )art of tis serviceM <. Dave I delivered Service in te "reatest )ossi(le Quantity of &ic I &as ca)a(leM K. Das te S)irit of %y conduct (een Dar%onious8 and Coo)erative at all ti%esM H. Dave I )er%itted te Da(it of Procrastination to decrease %y efficiency8 and if so8 to &at e?tentM @. Dave I i%)roved %y Personality8 and if so8 in &at &aysM C. Dave I (een Persistent in follo&in" %y )lans trou" to co%)letionM E. Dave I reaced <ecisions Pro%)tly and <efinitely on all occasionsM F. Dave I )er%itted any one or %ore of te @Si? $asic FearsA to decrease %y efficiencyM BD. Dave I (een eiter @over7cautious8A or @under7cautiousMA BB. Das %y relationsi) &it %y associates in &or! (een )leasant8 or un)leasantM If it as (een un)leasant8 as te fault (een )artly8 or &olly %ineM BA. Dave I dissi)ated any of %y ener"y trou" lac! of Concentration of effortM B<. Dave I (een o)en %inded and tolerant in connection &it all su(2ectsM BK. In &at &ay ave I i%)roved %y a(ility to render ServiceM BH. Dave I (een inte%)erate in any of %y Da(itsM B@. Dave I e?)ressed8 eiter o)enly or secretly8 any for% of E"otis%M BC. Das %y conduct to&ard %y associates (een suc tat it as induced te% to Res)ect %eM BE. Dave %y o)inions and <ecisions (een (ased u)on "uess&or!8 or accuracy of analysis and #ou"tM BF. Dave I follo&ed te Da(it of (ud"etin" %y ti%e8 %y e?)enses8 and %y inco%e8 and ave I (een conservative in tese (ud"etsM AD. Do& %uc ti%e ave I devoted to un)rofita(le effort &ic I %i"t ave used to (etter advanta"eM AB. Do& %ay I re7(ud"et %y ti%e8 and can"e %y a(its so I &ill (e %ore efficient durin" te co%in" yearM AA. Dave I (een "uilty of any conduct &ic &as not a))roved (y %y conscienceM A<. In &at &ays ave I rendered %ore Service and (etter Service tan I &as )aid to renderM AK. Dave I (een unfair to anyone8 and if so8 in &at &ayM AH. If I ad (een te )urcaser of %y o&n services for te year8 &ould I (e satisfied &it %y )urcaseM A@. -% I in te ri"t vocation8 and if not8 &y notM AC. Das te )urcaser of %y Services (een satisfied &it te Service I ave rendered8 and if not8 &y notM AE. Wat is %y )resent ratin" on te funda%ental Princi)les of SuccessM BMa!e tis ratin" fairly8 and fran!ly8 and ave it cec!ed (y so%eone &o is coura"eous enou" to do it accuratelyC+ Success Strate"y and Mastery Move/ Wor!in" &it te La& of Cause and Effect Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 'anuary AH, ADBB Q Printer-friendly #oo often8 &e (eco%e so dee)ly ensconced in te daily (usy7ness of our lives tat &e fail to reali>e te i%%ense )o&erful i%)act tat te La& of Cause and Effect )lays in te results tat &e acieve Bor fail to acieveC+ Ma!e no %ista!e8 o&ever 1 te La& is al&ays at &or!+ Weter &e consciously &or! it to our (enefit8 or &eter &e ne"lect it in its entirety8 te La& of Cause and Effect o)erates to sa)e te Results of our lives+ We can coose8 terefore8 to &or! &it te La&8 or &e can coose to i"nore it+ Eiter &ay8 te La&Is force and i%)act on our lives is still te sa%e+ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Strate"y and Mastery Move/ Wor!in" &it te La& of Cause and Effect "e live in a world of Icause and effect.J =nderstand and apply the La& of Cause and Effect in your daily actions, and your life will change P dramatically. "orked correctly, the *aw of 3ause and )ffect can markedly alter the course of your life in the direction that you <esire. This is a *aw that 3% be worked tremendously to your advantage. Too often, we become so deeply ensconced in the daily busy-ness of our lives that we fail to reali/e the immense powerful impact that the *aw of 3ause and )ffect plays in the results that we achieve 9or fail to achieve:. Make no mistake, however P the *aw is always at work. "hether we consciously work it to our benefit, or whether we neglect it in its entirety, the *aw of 3ause and )ffect operates to shape the (esults of our lives. "e can choose, therefore, to work with the *aw, or we can choose to ignore it. )ither way, the *awOs force and impact on our lives is still the same. So, it might be a good idea to revisit this important Success Key. nd, perhaps, re- discover a few refresher points along the way. !7oott Spur from "ildcat.! dramatic winter scene in the Presidential (ange of the "hite Mountains of %ew 4ampshire. Photo by l *ambert on 'anuary @, ADBD. 3opyright Mount "ashington 8bservatory at www.mountwashington.org. Thanks, 3rew&
Cause and Effect Refreser The *aw of 3ause and )ffect simply embodies the principle that every state 9circu%stance: that e.ists in the =niverse is an effect created by an originating cause. 8r, stated conversely, every action is a cause that creates a resulting effect. 3onsider the following fact pattern to demonstrate the *aw of 3ause and )ffect 9for those well-versed in this *aw, please bear with me:0 B. # saw or chop a tree 9cause: and it falls down 9effect:. A. # continue to saw the fallen tree 9cause: and # create logs 9effect:. <. # split the logs 9cause: and # create firewood 9effect:. K. # stack the firewood 9cause: and # create a firewood pile 9effect:. H. # leave the firewood pile sitting outside for one year 9cause: and it becomes seasoned firewood 9effect:. @. # take a piece of seasoned firewood and throw it into a fire in the fireplace 9cause: and it burns 9effect:. C. The firewood burns 9cause: and the fire produces byproducts of ash, water, carbon mono.ide, carbon dio.ide and other gases 9effects:, which spew forth from the chimney 9further effect:. E. The combustion byproducts of my burning firewood 9cause: increase the level of 38A in the atmosphere 9effect:; the increased level of 38A in the atmosphere 9cause: creates an increase in the Igreen houseJ effect 9effect:; the increased Igreen houseJ effect 9cause: results in warmer surface water temperatures in the rctic 8cean 9effect:; warmer surface water temperatures in the rctic 8cean 9cause: result in less ice in the winter months 9effect:; less ice in the rctic 8cean during the winter months 9cause: means that the resident polar bears are unable to complete their migration, which re5uires a fro/en rctic 8cean 9effect: . . . etc. The cycle goes on and on and on. The *aw of 3ause and )ffect underlies our human ability to understand and manipulate our environment; the very nature of science and scientific e.perimentation depends on it. ll scientific theory is proven or disproven through application of the *aw of 3ause and )ffect. =nder scientific e.perimentation, a particular theory is tested and results 9effects: are obtained. #f the theory holds true, under the *aw of 3ause and )ffect, its results 9effects: may be reproduced again and again under identical causes 9test controls:. The *aw of ,ravity has been well established under 3ause and )ffect. So has %ewtownOs Third *aw of Motion, which may be stated thusly0 for every action 9cause:, there is an e5ual and opposite reaction 9effect:. #e La& of Cause and Effect in Our Lives 4uman logic is founded on understanding the *aw of 3ause and )ffect. So are the circumstances that we presently e.perience. #n fact, where we are P right now P in our lives is the aggregate effect of all past causes. s such, the world that we currently e.perience P our present circumstances P is merely an amalgamation of effects. #n his book, Awaken the Giant %ithin, -ntony Ro((ins e.plains this phenomena as follows0 + + + te %ost )o&erful &ay to sa)e our lives is to "et ourselves to ta"e action+ #e difference in te results tat )eo)le )roduce co%es do&n to &at teyIve done differently fro% oters in te sa%e situations+ <ifferent actions )roduce different results+ WyM $ecause any action is a set cause in %otion8 and its effect (uilds on )ast effects to %ove us in a definite direction+ Every direction leads to an ulti%ate destination/ our destiny+ #f we -esire a different world tomorrow 9effects:, then we must change and reestablish the proper course of causes today. #f we -esire to Succeed tomorrow, then all we must do is implement the proper Success 3auses today. Sound simple. #t is. 8n a conceptual basis, the fundamentals of the *aw are really 5uite elementary. 8n a practical basis, however, the *aw takes on much greater sophistication. "hy1 +irst, it is not always possible to establish a bright line ne.us 9connection: between all of our causes and all of our effects. s a result, we cannot conclude with certainty today what our -ctions will produce as tomorrowOs (esults. $es, sometimes it is easy P as in the firewood e.ample, above, when # cut the tree with a saw, the tree "#** fall down. 4owever, much of what we do, and what we fail to do P while all causes of future effects P are not easy to predict with precision. #n fact, our lives encompass such an intricate web of countless causes and effects P simple and multiple P with intervening variables that most of the time it is virtually impossible to connect a single effect back to a specific single cause. #n our fact pattern scenario, for e.ample, it is hard to see how burning firewood may result in migration issues for polar bears. 98kay, perhaps today we see a cause and effect, but surely nobody connected the dots one hundred years ago:. #n fact, a cause may have many effects. nd, an effect may be the result of multiple causes, each contributing in its own way to the ultimate (esult. nd, as nthony (obbins aptly notes, effects can be causes for further effects. #t does get complicated. 7ecause we cannot conclude with precision how todayOs ctions impact and determine tomorrowOs (esults, we must work indirectly and in a general sense. +or e.ample, if we 6%)" e.actly what ctions today would result P with BDDN precision P in a specific financial Success one year from now, well . . . we would do it . . . right1 So, attempting to establish an -ction7Result ne?us in a 3ause and )ffect conte.t is a difficult proposition P assuming that it can be accomplished. Second, and what most do not reali/e, is that it is not ;ust our ctions that are the causes of our (esults. #ndeed, our Thoughts are also causes, and attempts to establish the connection between a particular line of thinking and the results that we e.perience in our lives as a direct result thereof 9#ou"t7Result ne?us: is even more difficult than attempting to establish an ction-(esult ne.us. 7ut, as sure as the sun rises tomorrow, our Thoughts shape our lives. s the Success ManualOs web site tagline succinctly states above0 Ichieving Success 8ne Thought at a Time&J #n his Success Manual classic, As A 9an Thin"eth 8 Na%es -llen states it perfectly. The following 5uotes from 3hapter A, .ffect of Thought on (ircumstance, are on point0 ManIs %ind %ay (e li!ened to a "arden8 &ic %ay (e intelli"ently cultivated or allo&ed to run &ild* (ut &eter cultivated or ne"lected8 it %ust8 and &ill8 bring forth+ If no useful seeds are #ut into it8 ten an a(undance of useless &eed7seeds &ill fall terein8 and &ill continue to )roduce teir !ind+ #at circu%stances gro1 out of tou"t every %an !no&s &o as for any len"t of ti%e )racticed self7control and self7)urification8 for e &ill ave noticed tat te alteration in is circu%stances as (een in e?act ratio &it is altered %ental condition+ #e outer &orld of circu%stance sa)es itself to te inner &orld of tou"t8 and (ot )leasant and un)leasant e?ternal conditions are factors8 &ic %a!e for te ulti%ate "ood of te individual+ -s te rea)er of is o&n arvest8 %an learns (ot (y sufferin" and (liss+ Circu%stance does not %a!e te %an* it reveals i% to i%self+ Men do not attract tat &ic tey 1ant8 (ut tat &ic tey are+ Men are an?ious to i%)rove teir circu%stances8 (ut are un&illin" to i%)rove te%selves* tey terefore re%ain (ound+ 6ood tou"ts and actions can never )roduce (ad results* (ad tou"ts and actions can never )roduce "ood results+ #is is (ut sayin" tat notin" can co%e fro% corn (ut corn8 notin" fro% nettles (ut nettles+ Men understand tis la& in te natural &orld8 and &or! &it it* (ut fe& understand it in te %ental and %oral &orld Btou" its o)eration tere is 2ust as si%)le and undeviatin"C8 and tey8 terefore8 do not coo)erate &it it+ Let a %an radically alter is tou"ts8 and e &ill (e astonised at te ra)id transfor%ation it &ill effect in te %aterial conditions of is life+ - )articular train of tou"t )ersisted in8 (e it "ood or (ad8 cannot fail to )roduce its results on te caracter and circu%stances+ - %an cannot directly coose is circu%stances8 (ut e can coose is tou"ts8 and so indirectly8 yet surely8 sa)e is circu%stances+ (e-read that last paragraph again0 I particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.J #at really su%s it u) 1 &ile &e cannot directly cose to%orro&Is circu%stances8 &e can coose our tou"ts today8 and todayIs tou"ts sa)e to%orro&Is circu%stances+ This statement accurately summari/es the nature of the *aw of 3ause and )ffect and how best to use it to our advantage. #e La& of Cause and Effect (y -noter Na%e #e La& of -ttraction is based entirely on the *aw of 3ause and )ffect. nd, E%erson has called the *aw of 3ause and )ffect the I*aw of *aws.J #t has also been called I4eavenOs +irst *aw.J "e have all heard of IKar%a.J s # understand it, 6arma, in #ndian religions, is the concept of IactionJ or Ideed,J understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect 9i.e., the cycle called sams]ra: originating in ancient #ndia and treated in 4indu, 'ain, 7uddhist and Sikh philosophies. 9nybody care to add some comments here1: So, what does this all mean and what points can we take away from this discussion to assist us on our Path to Success1 Plenty. Success Is an Effect Success is an effect. =nderstand and e.ecute the cause9s:, and you, too, will Succeed. #n his Success Manual 3lassic, Ho1 to 0et -hat +ou -ant 9or, as # like to call it, How to !ucceed in Anything:, "allace -. "attles states the following0 6ettin" &at you &ant is success* and success is an effect8 co%in" fro% te a))lication of a cause+ Success is essentially te sa%e in all cases* te difference is in te tin"s te successful )eo)le &ant8 (ut not in te success+ Success is essentially te sa%e8 &eter it results in te attain%ent of ealt8 &ealt8 develo)%ent or )osition* success is attain%ent8 &itout re"ard to te tin"s attained+ -nd it is a la& in nature tat li!e causes al&ays )roduce li!e effects* terefore8 since success is te sa%e in all cases8 te cause of success %ust (e te sa%e in all cases+ #e cause of success is al&ays in te )erson &o succeeds* you &ill see tat tis %ust (e true8 (ecause if te cause of success &ere in nature8 outside te )erson8 ten all )ersons si%ilarly situated &ould succeed + + + It is8 terefore8 %ate%atically certain tat you can succeed if you &ill find out te cause of success8 and develo) it to sufficient stren"t8 and a))ly it )ro)erly to your &or!* for te a))lication of a sufficient cause can not fail to )roduce a "iven effect+ If tere is a failure any&ere8 of any !ind8 it is (ecause te cause &as eiter not sufficient or &as not )ro)erly a))lied+ #e cause of success is so%e )o&er &itin you* you ave te )o&er to develo) any )o&er to a li%itless e?tent* for tere is no end to %ental "ro&t* you can increase te stren"t of tis )o&er indefinitely8 and so you can %a!e it stron" enou" to do &at you &ant to do8 and to "et &at you &ant to "et* &en it is stron" enou" you can learn o& to a))ly it to te &or!8 and terefore8 you can certainly succeed+ -ll you ave to learn is &at is te cause of success8 and o& it %ust (e a))lied+ 7ecause Success is an effect, in order to Succeed tomorrow, we M=ST e.ecute the right causes today that produce Successful results tomorrow. So, where do we begin1 #e Causes of Success "hat are the primary causes of the effect of Success1 "ell, that is what this site is all about. That is what each of the books available in our Success Manual Free <o&nload Li(rary is about. #t all begins with Thought P the original 3ause of the )ffect of Success. "hat kind of Thought 9cause: results in Success 9effect:1 "e can start with what "attles calls I-ctive Po&er ConsciousnessJ in his book, How to Get %hat &ou %ant. 8r, as nthony (obbins e.plores in Awaken the Giant %ithin, @te Po&er of <ecision.J 8r, as Na)oleon Dill asserts throughout Thin" and 0ro1 )ich, the proper IState of Mind.J #n each case, it is Thought. Sow the right Thoughts P Thoughts of Success P and you will reap Success. "hat we Think, we become. s an e.cellent starting point, we M=ST act as the gatekeeper of our Mind, and bar 9and refuse to entertain: thoughts of fear, doubt, worry, failure, negativity, resentment, ;ealousy, and the like. 8ur Mind, as 'ames llen points out, is like a garden and we are the gardener. #f we donOt plant P in affirmative fashion P Successful Thoughts, then whatever seeds do happen to fall in 9random thoughts: will grab hold and overtake our garden. (egardless of whether, and to what e.tent, that we tend the ,arden of our Mind, it will bring forth, it will produce. #t is only a matter of whether it is useful fruit or useless weeds. Rando% "ardenin" is no &ay to cultivate and arvest a (ountiful cro)+ Si%ilarly8 rando% tin!in" is no &ay to Succeed+ Wy leave your 6arden to canceM #end it carefully9 # strongly urge that you read Na%es -llenJs A 9an Thin"eth and Wallace <+ WattlesJ Ho1 to 0et -hat +ou -ant every day for the ne.t thirty 9<D: days. This is a surefire way to tend your Success ,arden well and initiate the proper root causes today in order to achieve the effects of Success tomorrow. 4appy ,ardening& =ntil ne.t time . . . Success Key/ #e La& of Co%)ensation8 Part I Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q +ebruary E, ADBB Q Printer-friendly '#e la& is tis/ We rea) &at &e so&+ Wen you select a rule of conduct &ic you use to "uide yourself in your transactions &it oters8 you &ill (e fair and 2ust if you !no& tat you are settin" in %otion a )o&er tat &ill run its course Bfor "ood or (adC in te lives of oters8 returnin" finally to el) or inder you accordin" to its nature+' 7 Na)oleon Dill RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Key/ #e La& of Co%)ensation8 Part I >)d. %ote0 TodayOs Post is Part # of ### on the highly crucial *aw of 3ompensation. Part # of this essay defines the *aw, Part ## e.amines the nature of the *aw in greater detail, and Part ### e.plores how we may implement the *aw in our daily lives to our advantage and benefit?. #e La& of Co%)ensation8 Part I #e La& of Co%)ensation/ <efined #n the Success Post that accompanies I#e La& of Success 1 Lesson Nine/ #e Da(it of <oin" More #an Paid ForJ by Na)oleon Dill 9Posted in #e Success Manual Free <o&nload Li(rary and #e Na)oleon Dill Success Li(rary on 'anuary AA, ADBB:, we discussed, among other matters, #e La& of Co%)ensation. #nterestingly, after that Post was published, # came across several references to The *aw of 3ompensation, which provided me with the O))ortunity to further reflect upon the *aw P what it is, how it works and how we may better invoke it to our benefit. That reflection and study is embodied in this Post and the two to follow. The *aw of 3ompensation is such a simple law; yet, it works with ama/ing precision in our *ives P each and every day. "hat e.actly is the *aw of 3ompensation1 Luite simply, it is that principle that Iwe reap what we sow.J s St. Paul stated appro.imately two thousand years ago0 I"hatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.J ,al. @0C. #n this case, the sowing concerns the 6arden of #ou"t, E%otion and -ction. "hat we think, how we feel and how we act all determines what is returned to us P with mathematical precision. #n his master classic, %orking with the +aw, Ray%ond Dolli&ell defines it thusly0 I3ompensation means e5ual returns for that which is given; it means a balance of that 5uality or service that is e.tended to another . . . $ou can only build on that which you create.J #t is also known as Kar%a and Iwhat goes around, comes around.J The cover to The 7eatles2 BF@F album, bbey (oad. #mage the property of the respective copyright owner. ll rights reserved. +or educational purposes only. 8r, as two, young 7rits in the BF@Ds lyrically penned it, Ind in the end, the *ove you take is e5ual to the *ove you make.J Perfectly stated. 9I#e EndA is a song by #e $eatles composed by Paul McCartney 9credited to LennonPMcCartney: for the album Abbey )oad. #t was the last song recorded collectively by all four of the 7eatles, and is the final song of a B@-minute medley that dominates side two of the *P version of the album.: Throughout his illustrious career as a preeminent Success Teacher, %apoleon 4ill often referred to the *aw of 3ompensation as Ite 6olden RuleJ 9he also referred to it, as noted in *esson %ine of The of Success in Si.teen *essons, as The *aw of 3ompensation:. #n an article in 4illOs Success Unlimited maga/ine, %apoleon 4ill e.plained it thusly0 @Inerent in te )rinci)le of a))lied fait is te sustained a))lication of te 6olden Rule in your daily life+ For %ore tan four tousand years8 %en ave (een )reacin" te 6olden Rule as a suita(le rule of conduct8 (ut8 unfortunately8 te &orld as acce)ted te letter &ile totally %issin" te s)irit of tis universal in2unction+ We ave acce)ted te 6olden Rule %erely as a sound rule of etical conduct (ut &e ave failed to understand te la& u)on &ic it is (ased+ @#e la& is tis/ We rea) &at &e so&+ Wen you select a rule of conduct &ic you use to "uide yourself in your transactions &it oters8 you &ill (e fair and 2ust if you !no& tat you are settin" in %otion a )o&er tat &ill run its course Bfor "ood or (adC in te lives of oters8 returnin" finally to el) or inder you accordin" to its nature+ @It is your )rivile"e to deal un2ustly &it oters8 (ut if you understand te (asis for te 6olden Rule8 you %ust !no& tat your un2ust dealin"s &ill co%e o%e to roost+ #e la& does not %ean %erely te flin"in" (ac! u)on you your acts of in2ustice and un!indness to&ard oters* it "oes %uc furter and returns to you te results of every tou"t you release+ @#erefore8 not only is it advisa(le to Jdo unto oters as you &is te% to do unto you8J (ut you %ust Jtin! of oters as you &is te% to tin! of you8J to avail yourself fully of te (enefits of tis "reat universal la&+A >See also Post, Success Key/ #e 6olden Rule 7 - Lost Success KeyM8 Marc 38 04.4?. Similarly, 4olliwell further notes that, @Sooner or later &e %ust co%e face to face &it tis La& of Co%)ensation8 and inevita(ly8 our o&n co%es to us 1 and only &at is our o&n+A 7ecause the *aw of 3ompensation works to e5ually balance our IreapingJ with our Isowing,J the *aw may be invoked with accuracy and precision. s (aymond 4olliwell again profoundly instructs in -or"ing 1ith the La10 @#e La& tat &e rea) &at &e so& is %ate%atically accurate+ Eac e?)erience trou" &ic &e )ass o)erates ulti%ately for our "ood+ If &e attract te un)leasant8 it is often (ecause so%e dor%ant or ne"lected )ase of our nature needs to (e a&a!ened and develo)ed* also8 &e learn fro% te e?)erience to create so%etin" (etter+ Dence te de"ree of content%ent and satisfaction attained in &atever s)ere of life &e %ay d&ell is lar"ely de)endent u)on our a(ility to use constructively te e?)eriences of life* for8 in every case8 te La& of -ttraction &ill only (rin" &at %ay serve us in our u)&ard develo)%ent+ #o inter)ret tis La& in a si%)le for%8 it sould (e stated tat &atever &e attract8 &e re=uire and &atever &e need is al&ays "ood+ #is is a correct attitude to ado)t8 (ecause all e?)erience is for our "ood and &e %ust (e a(le to see it in tat li"t+A 3onsider the last two sentences of this passage from 4olliwell again0 ITo interpret this *aw in a simple form, it should be stated that whatever we attract, we re5uire and whatever we need is always good. This is a correct attitude to adopt, because all e.perience is for our good and we must be able to see it in that light.J #f we can truly comprehend the full meaning and import of what 4olliwell states here, the magnificence of the *aw of 3ompensation cannot be overstated. "hatever we attract, we re5uire. "hatever we re5uire 9need: is ,ood. Therefore, ** e.perience 9what we attract: is for our ,ood. ,od seeks to draw out the ,ood in us through each and every e.perience P the -esirable and the =ndesirable. s such, under the *aw of 3ompensation, every e.perience is not only a manifestation 9Effect: of what we have sowed 9Cause: in the past 9Result:, every e.perience is a -ivine 8pportunity for us to ,(8" and P(8SP)( - Spiritually, )motionally, #ntellectually, Physically and +inancially. #n fact, # would take this a step further and submit that every e.perience is a -ivine-Mandated 8pportunity to ,(8" and P(8SP)(. #n that sense, the *aw of 3ompensation is more than ;ust Iwhat goes around, comes around.J The *aw of 3ompensation is our #nfinite 3reator providing us with what we need. I"e must be able to see it in that light.J RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 4ave a beautiful day . . . come back soon for Part ## - it promises to be good& =ntil ne.t time, dear +riend . . . Success Strate"y/ #e #en B.4C Ste)s to Universal Pro(le% Solvin" Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q 8ctober AF, ADBD Q Printer-friendly We %ust understand tat te undesira(le events8 conditions and circu%stances8 &ic &e refer to as ')ro(le%s8' are EE#ERN-L to us* te identification of tose events8 conditions and circu%stances as a @)ro(le%8A on te oter and8 is IN#ERN-L 1 a )roduct of our tin!in"8 (eliefs and conditioned a(its+ #e latter is a creature of our Mind* te for%er is si%)ly a set of facts 1ithout any inerent %eanin" 1 tey 2ust are+ #e only %eanin" of tose e?ternal events8 conditions and circu%stances is te %eanin" tat &e ascri(e to tese facts internally in our Mind+ RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Success Strategy' The Ten @5CA Ste# Techni:ue to Uni/ersal *roblem Sol/ing Do& to Solve -NY Pro(le% re you presently facing a IproblemJ that appears to have no solution1 $es1 ,ood. This Post may be ;ust what you need. Throughout *ife, we all face what we commonly refer to as Iproblems.J #n fact, many individuals view *ife itself as a series of problems P one after another P some large, some small, but all problems ;ust the same. Some unfortunate Souls actually perceive *ife itself as one giant Iproblem.J 4ow sad& People IstruggleJ with Iproblems.J nd, that is 5uite unfortunate, because it really doesnOt have to be that way. #n fact, # would suggest that there are no such things as Iproblems,J and that there doesnOt have to be any Istruggling.J IProblems,J in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no e.istence on their own, and to the e.tent that we IstruggleJ with them, that is of our own doing. Stay with me here . . . 8f course, if you presently face a significant challenge in your life 9notice that # did not use the word Iproblem,J thereby already changing the meaning and significance of the undesirable and unwanted set of circumstances that most would refer to as a IproblemJ:, you may find little comfort in such "isdom. fter all, these few simple words will likely not provide the resolution or solution you seek. #t is, however, a start. #ndeed, there is a magical, surefire way to solve or eliminate %$ IproblemJ that may be plaguing you. +ollow these Ten 9BD: Steps P honestly and diligently P and # assure you that you will reali/e one of the following three 9<: outcomes0 B: $ou will solve your Iproblem,J A: The problem will resolve itself, or <: $ou will simply no longer view the IproblemJ as a IproblemJ P it will simply seek to e.ist. (egardless of which of the three outcomes you e.perience, the result is the same0 +reedom from the Iproblem.J #t is really 5uite simple and the beauty of it is that P #T "8(6S& # personally use this techni5ue consistently and it has never, ever failed me. #t has been thoroughly developed, re-tooled and time-tested, and it is powerfully effective. Ste) One/ Every Pro(le% Das a Solution )very IproblemJ has a Solution. %ot some, not most P **. ll IproblemsJ have Solutions and are resolvable. #n fact, there are likely many possible resolutions to a particular undesired set of facts and circumstances. More than one possible solution may even be optimal. The +irst Step in resolving any IproblemJ is to know, understand and believe that there #S a solution, there is an answer. To reali/e the ultimate Solution, all that is re5uired is that you increase your personal *evel of wareness to discover the possible Solutions and then implement the one that provides the greatest benefit towards your -esired outcome. $ou M=ST understand and accept this fact P that every IproblemJ has a Solution P as T(=). #f you do not accept this proposition as the Truth, the likelihood that you will reali/e the Solution is highly unlikely. Think about it0 if you do not believe that there is a Solution to your dilemma, what are the chances that you will attempt to reali/e it1 $ou wonOt. nd, your IproblemJ will remain unresolved and continue to fester. The simple fact is that, at present, you simply do not see the Solution. +or if you did, then the IproblemJ would no longer e.ist; it would be resolved. Simply start with the unconditional 7elieve and +aith that your IproblemJ has a solution P many solutions P and all that is needed is for you to discover it. Ste) #&o/ <e7Personali>e te @Pro(le%A 4aving accepted the Truth that there is a Solution to your so-called Iproblem,J the ne.t step is to Ide-personali/e the problem.J "hat does that mean and why is it important1 "hat it means is that $8= are %8T your IproblemJ 9okay, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you get the point:. $ou are separate from your IproblemJ P it e.ists entirely outside of you. "ait a minute P didnOt # ;ust say earlier that Iproblems,J in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no e.istence on their own, and to the e.tent that we IstruggleJ with them, that is of our own doing1 $es, # did. To avoid undue confusion, letOs immediately reconcile these concepts. +irst, we must define what we mean when we use the term Iproblem.J fter all, IproblemJ has many meanings 9e.g., I-id you finish your math problems in your homework assignment1J: )ssentially, what we all commonly refer to as IproblemsJ are mere =%-)S#(7*) conditions andUor circumstances. I=ndesirableJ to whom1 The person who claims them to be a Iproblem.J "hat may be one personOs IproblemJ may be another personsO ;oy. #n other words, the nature, level and e.tent of a particular IproblemJ are in the eye of the beholder. s such, we must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are )ST)(%* to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a Iproblem,J on the other hand, is #%T)(%* P a product of our thinking, beliefs and conditioned habits. The latter is a creature of our Mind; the former is simply a set of facts without any inherent meaning P they ;ust are. The only meaning of those e.ternal events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind. nd that is where we need to draw the line and depersonali/e the Iproblem.J The undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are e.ternal facts. They are not us P they ;ust are. So, as part of the Second Step, we need to distinguish and understand that the nature of the IproblemJ is something outside of ourselves; how we perceive a problem, contrarily, is internal and a function of Mind P something over which we may assert control and change. "e must depersonali/e the IproblemJ and personali/e the Solution. The IproblemJ lies without; the Solution will be reali/ed within. Ste) #ree/ O)en Your Creative Mind Some IproblemsJ may be resolved through simple, deductive reasoning 9e.g., AYA\K:. 8ther IproblemsJ are not that easy P there are too many intangible variables P and, therefore, more is re5uired. Most so-called IproblemsJ re5uire something more than deductive reasoning, for if it were that simple 9relatively speaking, of course:, then IproblemsJ wouldnOt 9or shouldnOt: linger on without resolution P assuming that one is making bona fide attempts to resolve the Iproblem.J So, how do we resolve IproblemsJ that elude conscious analy/ation1 The answer is to open your 3reative Mind, your Subconscious, to the #nfiniteness of =niverse and all that is possible. "e have already accepted the fact that every IproblemJ has a Solution 9Step 8ne:. nd, we have depersonali/ed the Iproblem,J and have further accepted as Truth that the Solution must come from within 9Step Two:. #f you donOt have the Solution now, and you have been working on resolving your IproblemJ for some time, from whence shall the Solution come1 "hen you open your 3reative Mind to what is possible, you allow the answer to come to you. *etOs face it0 our 3onscious Mind is not always the best IproblemJ solver; in fact, it probably gets us into IproblemsJ more than it gets us out of them. The "right 7rothers had a firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. The ability to build a Iflying machineJ P today a fact not even 5uestioned P has been in e.istence as long as the =niverse, and the "right 7rothers knew that. #t 9the Principle of +light: merely re5uired that man finally achieve the re5uisite *evel of wareness where the principle of fi.ed wing flight could be reali/ed. Think of the "right 7rothers and their firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. People at that time thought the "rights were cra/y. Moreover, their own father, a minister, harshly admonished them, claiming that they would burn in hell merely for suggesting the idea& $et, the ability to build a Iflying machineJ P today a fact not even 5uestioned P has been in e.istence as long as the =niverse, and the "right 7rothers knew that. #t 9the Principle of +light: merely re5uired that man finally achieve the re5uisite *evel of wareness where the principle of fi.ed wing flight could be reali/ed. %onetheless, the Principle of +light, and the scientific laws governing that principle, always e.isted. #n fact, every law and principle of what may be possible in the future already e2ists here and now P simply waiting to be discovered. Think of it0 a unified theory of the =niverse, from the grand to the subatomic, which has eluded scientists since the time of )instein already e2ists. "e ;ust donOt know it P yet. s a race 9human race:, our *evel of wareness re5uires greater =nderstanding. The same holds true for the Solution to your Iproblem.J $ou ;ust donOt know it yet and the way you will discover it is to open your 3reative Mind. Ste) Four/ Re%ove O(structions to Overco%e O(stacles So, how does one open his or her 3reative Mind1 The crucial first step is to remove all 8bstructions. $ou will not reali/e the proper Solution to your IproblemJ if your Mind is clogged with needless, destructive clutter - 8bstructions. "hat are I8bstructions1J +ear. -oubt. "orry. n.iety. %egative thinking. These are all States of Mind 9mental states: that not only will fail to resolve your Iproblem,J but will actively and affirmatively work against reali/ing a Solution. s long as you harbor 8bstructions, the likelihood that you will solve your IproblemJ is very, very slim. 8bstructions such as +ear, -oubt, "orry, n.iety and %egative Thinking literally clog the channels of your 3reative Mind. $ou cannot think in a constructive, creative fashion when you are focused on the negative and gripped with +ear and "orry. #t is simply not possible. Moreover, 8bstructions are ;ust that0 8bstructions. They block the flow of 3reative Spirit through your 3onscious and Subconscious Minds. #f you were so ensconced with +ear and n.iety P to the point of paralysis P do you think you would hear ,od whispering the answer to you1 ,od rarely shouts, and outside of 7iblical accounts, # donOt know of anyone to whom ,od appeared or spoke accompanied by bolts of lighting and fire. ,od speaks to our 4eart and the way to hear ,od in this fashion is to 5uiet the Mind. 8bstructions are anything but 5uiet and can produce compulsive thought and action. #n Step 8ne we accepted the uncontroverted Truth that all IproblemsJ have Solutions. Truly knowing that P with unconditional +aith and 7elieve P is usually sufficient to instill a Peace of 4eart that clears the 8bstructions. #f you find yourself still hindered by these negative States of Mind, work 9but donOt struggle: to remove the blockage. Ste) Five/ Understand tat O(structions -re a Result of I"norance So, how do we remove 8bstructions with Peace and without struggling1 Through =nderstanding, 6nowledge and wareness. "e must increase our *evel of wareness, gain 6nowledge and =nderstand the causes of +ear, -oubt, "orry, n.iety and %egative Thinking. "hile tomes may be 9and are: written on the sub;ect, it is critical to =%-)(ST%- that such destructive Mental States are caused by or a result of #gnorance. #gnorance of what1 +irst, not knowing "4)() the answer or solution lies. 3onsider. young couple is deeply in debt and they both lost their ;obs. "ith each passing month, they sink deeper and deeper into debt. Their levels of +ear, -oubt and "orry increase. %egative Thinking persists. They see no way out. Therein lays the problem0 They see no way out. Suppose # had a bona fide magic crystal ball and could convince the young couple that the crystal ball really could show the future. Taken a step further, # consult my crystal ball and show them the winning multimillion dollar lottery numbers for the following week. ll they would need to do is play that winning combination of numbers on the right day and they become instant winners of THD million. "hat do you think would happen to their -oubt, "orry, n.iety, +ear and %egative Thinking 9at least with respect to their debt and unemployment IproblemJ:1 #t would immediately vanish into thin air& "hy1 7ecause they now see their Solution& "hen we see the Solutions to our IproblemsJ P even if those answers are not immediately available P the levels of our 8bstructions immediately drop, if not completely dissipate. s such, it is the #gnorance as to the Solution that gives rise to the 8bstructions. "e fail to see from where the ,ood that we -esire is going to come and that fuels our 8bstructive Mental States. #f we can begin to truly and honestly =nderstand that there #S a Solution 9or multiple solutions: to our Iproblem,J and all that is re5uired is that we raise our *evel of wareness to reali/e the Solution, an immediate effect is that we begin to overcome the #gnorance giving rise to our 8bstructions. 'ust knowing that there #S a solution already begins to bring Peace, which, in turn, opens our 3reative Mind to receive the answer& s long as we remained locked in the %egative, we will not see the Positive. "e need to clean the 4ouse of our Minds, and like a skilled surgeon who removes blockage from diseased arteries, we must remove the 8bstructions of our 3reative Mind and allow *ife to flow freely. Ste) Si?/ Refra%e te @Pro(le%A ll along, # have been using the word IproblemJ to describe and define the undesired set of conditions and circumstances. Step Si. is to IreframeJ the nature of Iproblem,J including the very word Iproblem.J "e may start by no longer using the word IproblemJ as the definition or indicia of the undesired conditions and circumstances. The term IproblemJ immediately delivers a negative connotation P almost signifying a situation to which there is no Solution. That is why # have been using 5uotes with the word throughout this article P to establish the significance 9or, more appropriately, the insignificance: of the actual word. #nstead of the word Iproblem,J use either the terms I3hallengeJ or I8bstacle.J #mmediately your perspective changes towards the undesired conditions and circumstances, for both words convey a more positive meaning and both inherently suggest that there e.ist solutions or answers. Think about it0 who likes Iproblems1J #n fact, we try to avoid Iproblems.J #t is human nature to run from IproblemsJ 9who awakes in the morning thinking I7oy, # canOt wait to deal with the scourge of my problems today&J: I3hallenges,J on the other hand, are an invitation for ction& 9Some definitions for the word IchallengeJ include0 Ian invitation to someone to compete or fight, especially in a sport; to invite someone to compete or fight; used in the names of competitions, especially sports competitions; to test someone2s skill and abilitiesJ:. "ho can turn down a legitimate 3hallenge P whether from someone else or ourselves1 (eally, reframing the term IproblemJ to I3hallengeJ or I8bstacleJ should be done as soon as one begins thinking that he or she has a Iproblem.J #n terms of actual timing, therefore, Step Si. should be tackled right along with Step 8ne. Thinking of your undesired conditions or circumstances as a 3hallenge or mere 8bstacle ab initio will do wonders for your Mental State and accelerate your progress in reali/ing your optimum Solution. %e.t, it is highly important to understand P and further reframe the undesired conditions and circumstances that we now call a 3hallenge or 8bstacle P that ** 3hallenges or 8bstacles are invitations to Growth. $es, indeed& "hen faced with a 3hallenge or 8bstacle, your present inability to solve or find the Solution stems from your present *evel of wareness. #n Step +ive, we e.plored how this #gnorance gives rise to fatal- thinking 8bstructions and how they must be eliminated. This M=ST be true, for if your present *evel of wareness was sufficient, you would already have the Solution. s such, to reali/e the Solution, you must ,row your current *evel of wareness. The fact that you donOt have the Solution is evidence that you must increase your present *evel of wareness. =nderstand that reasons for ,rowth are usually irrelevant, for ,rowth is inherently ,ood. %ature is always seeking further ).pansion, ).pression and ,rowth. 7y ,rowing P whether intellectually, Spiritually, emotionally, physically P you are fulfilling one of the greatest of our human duties. "e were born to ,row and it is ,odOs calling that we all ,row and live to our full Potential. +ace it0 "e were not born to spend our lives on the sofa watching television. #t is therefore critical to =nderstand that whatever your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, it is an invitation to ,(8". nd, in some strange fashion which we may not readily comprehend, it may be a -ivine mandate to do so. "hen you reali/e the Solution to your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, you will necessarily be at a higher *evel of wareness. nd, if the nature of your 3hallenge or 8bstacle was most difficult P perhaps oppressive P your *evel of wareness will be even higher. $ou may have even developed 3haracter along the way, one of the greatest of all personality traits. *astly, keep in mind that all 8bstacles are mere stepping stones to achieving a greater ,ood P a certain ,oal or Success. #n order to achieve any ob;ective, you must necessarily face and overcome the 8bstacles or 3hallenges along the way re5uisite to attaining that Success. 9See Posts, !Success Strate"y/ Convertin" O(stacles to Ste))in" Stones/ #e Key to Fictory,! March C, ADBD, and !Success Key G/ E%(race O(stacles8 te Ste))in" Stones to Success,! 'anuary A<, ADBD:. Ste) Seven/ #a!e -ction Step Seven is simple0 Take ction. "hat kind of ction1 ny ction. The key here is that you need not necessarily know precisely what to do to P ;ust begin. #f you knew the precise set of ction Steps to reali/e the Solution, you would have already taken that course and the 8bstacle resolved. "hat is important is that you begin solving the 8bstacle by taking any ction P as long as it is not impulsive and based on irrational emotion or 8bstruction. ction is )mpowering. ction increases *evels of wareness. ction creates 8pportunity. 8nce you have taken that first ction step, you are on the path to finally addressing the undesired conditions and circumstances. )ven if those first ction steps are ;ust tiny steps, you are nonetheless on the way and knowledge of the simple fact is 5uite empowering. #t is important to note that, while the initial ction Steps may not lead you in the right direction, valuable information P in the form of feedback P is always gained. t the very least, you will discover what doesn0t work P and you may move on to Plan 7. %o ction taken ever results in failure; valuable information is always obtained. The key is to keep trying, keep moving, and keep taking ction. $ou will find the way& Sometimes taking ction is HDN of the process towards reali/ing the Solution. $ou may think that attaining the resolution will take much time and effort, but then after taking that first ction step, you come to reali/e that the 3hallenge is not as substantial as you previously thought P perhaps it is even easy. # cannot tell you how many times that the IbarkJ that # feared was actually worse than the Ibite.J The so-called IproblemJ turned out to be an easy, no-brainer and # regretted the fact that # had not taken ction earlier P it would have saved me significant time, energy and resources. $ou will usually discover as you take ction that what you perceived to be insurmountable isnOt, and that solving the situation will not be the effort that you imagined. $ou will not come to that reali/ation, however, unless and until ction is actually taken. (oll up your sleeves and get started. Ste) Ei"t/ #i%e and te La& of 6estation )verything has its season and the =niverse works in cyclic, rhythmic fashion. #f your present 3hallenge is to find a way to feed your family today, the solution is not planting corn. There is the *aw of ,estation0 after planting, the corn seed must geminate, sprout, grow 9and grow and grow and grow: and bear fruit. The fruit, the ears of corn 9really a grain: must properly mature and then you must harvest it. ll of this will take a certain amount of time over which you have very little control. ll seeds P including Seeds of Thought and ,reatness P have a gestation period. There is a *aw of 3ause and )ffect, but there also is the *aw of ,estation, which states that the )ffects of the 3ause will take the time that the =niverse 9%ature, through our #nfinite 3reator: re5uires. -epending on your particular 3hallenge or 8bstacle, and the ction steps that you take P and the ultimate Solution desired P there will be the factor of time as determined by the applicable *aw of ,estation. 8ften, we donOt know how long it may take for fruit to bear, but as long as we remain steadfast and true to reali/ing the -esired result, there will be fruit. This is also another reason why it is important to be consistent P and persistent P with our ction steps. "ith continued ction, Persistence and Perseverance, it is possible to accelerate the process of reali/ing our Solution within the confines of the *aw of ,estation. +or e.ample, suppose that reali/ing the Solution to a particular 3hallenge by a particular individual necessarily must re5uire a total of fifty 9HD: hours of bona fide, consistent ction 9by application of the *aw of ,estation:. #f the individual only dedicates one 9B: hour per day towards that ob;ective, it will take fifty 9HD: days before she finally reali/es the ultimate Solution . 4owever, by devoting two 9A: hours of bona fide, consistent ction per day 9instead of only one hour:, she can accelerate the process and reali/e the ultimate Solution in half the time0 twenty-five 9AH: days. %ow, if she was really motivated and determined, in theory, she may dedicate ten 9BD: hours of bona fide, consistent ction per day towards overcoming her 3hallenge. ssuming that fatigue, 8bstructions, and other inhibiting factors are kept at bay, she can further accelerate the process and reali/e her ultimate Solution in a mere five 9H: days& So while the *aw of ,estation may establish certain time constraints over which we have no or little control, we may accelerate the overall process by more continuous, consistent and persistent ction. nother insight to understanding the *aw of ,estation is a 5uote from nthony (obbins0 I,odOs delays are not ,odOs denials.J #n other words, ,od works on a different calendar and clock than we do. "hy is this so important1 7ecause when many individuals fail to reali/e the Solution to their 3hallenge or 8bstacle immediately, they simply 5uit. ,ive up. bandon ship. "hen that happens, one thing is for certain0 they will %8T solve the 3hallenge. Luitting is Igame over.J +ailure. #f you do not immediately reali/e your Solution, keep trying, keep taking ction steps, keep working these Ten Steps. $ou "#** reali/e the solution. 3hances are that the mess you are in didnOt happen overnight, so it may be unreasonable to think or e.pect that it may be cleaned up overnight. Time itself may be ;ust another aspect or feature of the 3hallenge that you face, so view it as such. (eframe the nature of the 3hallenge or 8bstacle to further include the time variable. -onOt make the issue of time another, separate Iproblem.J Patience may be re5uired and that virtue is yet another characteristic of ,rowth. Persevere. Persist. "ork it. Ste) Nine/ Dave Fait The importance of +aith P +aith in yourself and +aith in ,od P cannot be overstated. "e could write volumes on the significance of +aith to finding a Solution to your 3hallenge or 8bstacle; time and space do not permit that here. %apoleon 4ill has stated many times, IThe man who can is the man who thinks he can.J #f you already accepted the notion that every 3hallenge or 8bstacle has a Solution 9Step 8ne:, then why not accept the +aith and 7elief that you will reali/e that Solution1 I$a gotta believe, baby, ya gotta believe.J #f you do not 7elieve or have no +aith that you will reali/e a Solution, will you honestly pursue the Solution1 #f you answered this 5uestion in the affirmative, then you must fancy in chasing ghosts. Ste) #en/ #e -ttitude of 6ratitude +inally, as Step Ten, despite the nature, level and e.tent of your 3hallenge or 8bstacle, remain ,rateful for all that you have. Seek the ,ood in your *ife and by doing so, the significance of the 3hallenge or 8bstacle will diminish. (elin5uish resentment. -rop ;ealousy and envy. dopt the ttitude of ,ratitude. Studies have shown that patients with the most severe illnesses fair best in treatment when they are grateful for the ,ood in their lives P despite the illness P and they re;ect negative attitudes such as resentment, anger, ;ealously or envy. Such mental states are nothing more than 8bstructions, discussed in Steps +our and +ive. They not only block your 3reative Mind, but they stain your Spirit and become a focal point of your concentration. This eventually leads to self-absorbed self-pity P and there is no way you will overcome your 3hallenge or 8bstacle if you are engaged in that game. 7e grateful. (e;oice in the ,ood all around you& #f you focus on the ,ood, more ,ood will come; contrarily, if you focus on the %egative, then you will receive more of the %egative. This is the *aw of ttraction, pure and simple. #f you have trouble seeing the ,ood and finding ,ratitude, grab a notebook and pen and find a 5uiet, comfortable place to sit by yourself for an hour or so and begin writing all that for which you are grateful. #t may take a little time to get started, but once the ;uices start flowing, you will be astounded at how much you have written P how much there is in your life for which you should be ,rateful. 7y the time this e.ercise is done, you will feel profoundly different and view your 3hallenge or 8bstacle in an entirely different light. "hen # feel overwhelmed by a 3hallenge or 8bstacle and see myself starting to slide in a negative fashion, # work my I,ratitudesJ by stopping whatever # am doing and spending some time with my children. n hour of building blocks, reading or ;ust playing with them P and seeing the unconditional *ove and e.citement of *ife in their eyes P has an ama/ing impact. Problem1 "hat Problem1 dopting the ttitude of ,ratitude with honesty and sincerity is the 5uickest way to ;ump start out of a IstuckJ position. #t works P every time. 7ut, you need to actually work it, and if that re5uires some 5uiet time in isolation with your thoughts and a notebook, then do it. Conclusion ThatOs it. The Ten Steps to =niversal Problem Solving. "ith continued practice and patience, you will find these Ten Steps will work Miracles in your *ife. 7elieve. Success Strate"ies/ Esca)e Ficti% Consciousness 1 #e 347<ay Callen"e9 Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q pril AF, ADBD Q Printer-friendly I"e who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everytin" can (e ta!en fro% a %an (ut one tin"/ te last of te u%an freedo%s 1 to coose oneIs attitude in any "iven set of circu%stances8 to coose oneJs o&n &ay.J - Giktor +rankl, 4olocaust and concentration camp survivor, author of !Man2s Search for Meaning! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Acce#t 9y 8C-(ay Challenge' Shift +our *aradigm from Fictim to *ros#erity Consciousness - +our Life -ill e/er Be the Same4 Pu(liserJs Note0 Today2s post is a bit different. version of this essay appeared in the last issue of #e Success $eacon ne&sletter and is also available as a whitepaper download from the Success Manual -rticles <o&nload section. 4owever, the importance of the message is, # believe, so important # felt it necessary to convey it yet again - and to take it up a few notches. To all that take the time to read this critical post - I callen"e you8 ri"t ere8 ri"t no&8 to FOW never8 ever a"ain to en"a"e in 'victi% consiousness' and to sift your )ers)ective of your &orld to ')ros)erity consciousness+' The process is not easy; but it is simple. #t re5uies total commiment on your part, but the results will astound you. Start #O<-Y and see where you are thirty 9<D: days from now. Then, email me your story. "e will compile all bona fide stories received into a free publication for our viewers, members and subscibers. # am so confident of the results that you will e.perience, because # know - first hand and personally - the dramatic changes that you will e.perience. #t all starts within, and this is a great way to ;ump start your Success ;ourney if you are stuck or struggling. 3hange the world within; change the world without. #t doesn2t get any simpler than that. 7y the way, if you really don2t understand the meaning of !victim consciousness,! # strongly urge you to read on. fter years of study, # thought # knew what that term meant, but # really did not understand until it was e.plained to me by 7ob Proctor. fter that, # hit the ground running, taking no time to ever look back. #o your Dealt8 Wealt8 Pros)erity and Success8 #e Success Manual #ea% ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Eli%inate 'Ficti% Consciousness' and #ransfor% Your Life Forever9 The terms Iprosperity consciousnessJ and Ivictim consciousnessJ P and other similar andUor analogous terms P are fre5uently used within the conte.t of personal development, self improvement and achieving Success. 7ut, what do both terms really mean1 nd, why are they so often linked together in the same discussion1 *etOs first briefly address the second 5uestion. s we then proceed to address the first 5uestion, the relationship between the two terms will make even greater sense. IProsperity consciousnessJ and Ivictim consciousnessJ are often linked together, because they represent polar opposites of viewing our e.ternal world. "e generally tend to see our world either with prosperity consciousness or victim consciousness 9or somewhere in between, perhaps:, but never both simultaneously. #t is impossible to possess prosperity consciousness and victim consciousness at the same time, in as much as it is impossible to define a volume as comprising a vacuum and having dense mass simultaneously. s such, we tend to view our world from one vantage point or the other P but not from both. s a result, when discussing prosperity consciousness, it is difficult not to further mention victim consciousness, for if one completely lacks prosperity consciousness, then the life perspective of that individual is that of victim consciousness. *ikewise, when discussing victim consciousness P a destructive state of mind P the ob;ective in overcoming victim consciousness is to attain prosperity consciousness P a constructive state of mind. Gictim consciousness and prosperity consciousness are merely two mutually e.clusive, opposite ways that all individuals tend to view themselves, the world and their relationship with the world P including people, events and circumstances. s such, it would be difficult to discuss either victim consciousness or prosperity consciousness without necessarily re5uiring discussion of the other. 7ut, what e.actly is Ivictim consciousness1J nd, what e.actly is Iprosperity consciousness1J LetIs sto) for a second. This is ()**$ important, so letOs give this some thought. #t may change your life. #t did for me 9albeit, # must work at it every day:. +or 5uite some time, # did not understand the true meaning of victim consciousness. nd, worse yet, # was absolutely sure that it did not apply to me. #n time, as # came to understand the true meaning of victim consciousness, # came to see that # did indeed view the world with victim mentality, thereby inhibiting P if not stifling P my own spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical and financial growth& #at is &y tis is so i%)ortant9 My erroneous understanding of victim consciousness was a grossly e.aggerated one. # thought that victim consciousness meant a state of being wherein other individuals take advantage of us, abuse us, andUor inflict emotional or physical violence against us, and that we openly and passively allow that destructive behavior against our persons, taking no action to bring such behavior to a halt. My understanding of victim consciousness was that it represented a very e.treme state of life, usually involving abuse or violence. %ow, that may be true. Gictim consciousness certainly would cover such an awful situation. 7ut, victim consciousness is much, much more than that P and it is usually very subtle. Most individuals who perceive the world with victim consciousness donOt even reali/e it& Simply, victim consciousness means living in a state of being wherein we view ourselves, the world and our relationship with it from the perspective that Ithings happen to us.J That, in all of its glory, is what victim consciousness means. #t doesnOt re5uire abuse or violence. #t doesnOt re5uire manipulation by other people. #t is not overt and aggressive. 7ut, it is destructive. IProsperity consciousness,J on the other hand, generally means living in a state of being wherein we view ourselves, the world and our relationship with it %8T from the perspective that Ithings happen to us,J but rather, from the perspective that that we have control in our lives. Things do not happen to us; things happen because of us. ") create what happens in our lives P starting with our thoughts, feelings and emotions& +rom those, actions P and then ()S=*TS P follow& Simply stated, therefore, we tend to see the world from one of two perspectives0 B: we have no control, and thus, our lives are at the mercy of other people, events and circumstances 9victim consciousness, a destructive state of being:, or A: we are in control of our lives by virtue of having control of our thoughts, feelings, actions, behavior, and, as a conse5uence, of the results and e.periences of our lives 9prosperity consciousness, a constructive state of being:. #atIs it+ #f you can understand this and make the Iparadigm shiftJ from victim to prosperity consciousness, you are making a 4=,) step in your life towards the better. *etOs look at a couple of e.amples of victim consciousness in action. IShe gets me so mad.J I# hate my boss P he is making my life miserable&J I#f # donOt get that promotion, #Om going to ;ump off a cliff&J IThis economy is destroying my businessJ I# hate the winter P it is so depressingJ IMy kids are going to kill me P # canOt take it anymore&J I#t started raining during my golf game P my weekend was ruined&J # could go on, but hopefully, you see the point. #n each e.ample, the speakerOs life e.perience was being controlled by e.ternal events and circumstances. Successful individuals %)G)( think this way. NEFER9 *etOs look at the first e.ample0 IShe gets me so mad.J 4ow absurd& $et, how many think this way1 ISheJ isnOt ImakingJ anyone mad. ItIs i%)ossi(le9 ISheJ is ;ust doing whatever she is doing P the speaker is the one who is getting mad, in a destructive reaction to whatever it is that IsheJ is doing. The fact is, the speaker can choose any number of emotions or responses to whatever it is that the other individual is or is not doing. -oes the rest of the world care what IsheJ is doing1 #s the rest of the world getting mad1 -id IsheJ hold a gun to the speakerOs head and force him or her to Iget madJ or she would use deadly violence1 NO9 #n the book, Man0s !earch for Meaning, holocaust victim and concentration camp survivor Giktor +rankl details his accounts of life in the camps run by the %a/is. # donOt need to tell you what that may have been like, other than to say it really is beyond my imagination. $et, +rankl is living proof that nobody can make anybody think or feel anything if they donOt want to. s +rankl states in Man0s !earch for Meaning0 I"e who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everytin" can (e ta!en fro% a %an (ut one tin"/ te last of te u%an freedo%s 1 to coose oneJs attitude in any "iven set of circu%stances8 to coose oneJs o&n &ay.J %ow # may seem to be contradicting myself here. # stated earlier that with victim consciousness, one tends to generally view the world from the perspective that Ithings happen to us.J # can hear some of you already0 Ire we supposed to believe that concentration camp victims brought the holocaust upon themselves1 -idnOt the %a/is do this to the 'ews, i.e., it happened to them1J $ou have a point. 7ut, let me e.plain. $es, IshMt happensJ and a concentration camp is about the worst of humanity turning upon itself. People do commit awful acts and atrocities against their fellow brethren. # cannot e.plain why and will not attempt to do so. 7ut, # can offer this0 in every life event, we still have the ability to choose how we e.perience it, how we think about it, and how we think and feel in general. s Giktor +rankl stated, %8 %a/i could make him think something he didnOt want to. %o matter what they did to him, he ()+=S)- to become a victim in his mind and he maintained control over his mind and dignity. "hen # first started studying under 7ob Proctor in ADDE, # recall the very first conference call lesson. 7ob was incredibly animate0 I+rom this point forward, let no person, no event, nor circumstance in life dictate how you think and feel.J 7obOs words hit me like a nuclear e.plosion. # vowed that # would heed his advice. nd, # did. $et, what # discovered was that with almost HD years of conditioning to the contrary, my paradigm would not change overnight. 7ut, # was determined, and change it would 9one must continue maintenance, however, to avoid shifting back to the paradigm of victim consciousness:. bout three or so months after that first call, # noticed one day something truly ama/ing. "hile still an emotional person, # was not getting angry as much as or to the e.tent as previously. -oubt and worry, while always trying to surface, were no longer controlling me. # was gaining control. My paradigm of life had shifted out of victim consciousness. "ow. # could literally feel the freedom. =nlock the shackles& -onOt get me wrong P things were not all happy and gravy. There were 9and remain: many areas of my life of which # am not satisfied and have discontent. 7ut, # now reali/e that those areas are not happening to me. They happened or are happening because of me P because of my past thoughts, feelings, emotions, behavior and actions. nd, that is something that # can change. Moreover, # have the control over how # think and feel about what # donOt like. nd, # have the P8")( to make -)3#S#8%S and implement 34%,). Gery powerful& "e create the richness P or lack thereof P in our lives. "e are in control of our personal life e.periences. TomorrowOs weather will be whatever it will be; and whatever it is, one thing is for certain0 tomorrowOs weather has absolutely %8 control over you. 8nly $8= decide how you will respond P or react P to tomorrowOs weather. #t is your choice. $ou can be a victim and have a miserable day because it rained on your golf game. 8r, you can look at the weather with prosperity consciousness and choose how you will e.perience the day. #tOs your movie P you can make it anyway you want. #tOs up to you. I a% "oin" to as! you to vo& 1 ri"t no& 1 tat you &ill NEFER a"ain let te events8 circu%stances and )eo)le of and in your life dictate your tou"ts8 feelin"s and e%otions+ $our thoughts, feelings and emotions are $8=(S. #f you let the e.ternal world control the way you think and feel, you have submitted and surrendered yourself to the whims of forces that are beyond your immediate control. -onOt be a victim& +rom firsthand personal e.perience, # cannot tell you how empowering it is to make this paradigm shift. 8nce we reali/e that ") have the control, our view of life changes immediately to prosperity consciousness and we have taken the best first step towards honest, sincere and lasting Success. # challenge you to take the <D -ay 3hallenge. Make the commitment P ri"t no& P that for the ne.t <D days, you will make every effort to shift your paradigm from victim consciousness to prosperity consciousness. #t is not easy, but you can do it& #t is often said that it takes AA days of continuous, consistent action to create a habit. "ell, this is one habit that you want. #f you make a bona fide effort in the <D -ay 3hallenge to shift from victim consciousness to prosperity consciousness, # assure you that your life will never be the same. #n fact, # ,=(%T)) it& Success Strategy: The Power of Conquering Fear Posted by (ichard 3atalina, 'r. Q September C, ADBD Q Printer-friendly "Success is active. Action dispels fear. If you sit still fear has the ti!e to paraly"e your a#ilities and efforts ulti!ately causing you to fail. Continue to !ove toward your goals with great diligence and great courage$" % &yles '. &iller "The Power of Conquering Fear" (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Success Strategy' The *o1er of Con:uering 2EA)4 We all know the devasting effects Fear can impart on any worthy Ideal, Goal or !ccess endeavor. Fear, "orn of ignorance and lack of awareness, will stop yo! dead in yo!r tracks if yo! are not e#!ipped to whip it and whip it good. Indeed, Fear also known as $The Terror )arrier.$ In order to attain !ccess and achieve Goals, inhi"iting Fear %&' "e eliminated from yo!r conscio!s and s!"conscio!s mind. 'oday(s Success Strategy post comes from a good friend who has written a "ook entitled, $The Power of Conquering Fear.$ %yles W. %iller has "een st!dying h!man achievement and how to overcome and con#!er Fear to attain !ccess and achieve Goals for many years. )ecently, I read one of his articles and loved it so m!ch, I *+GG+, for permission to reprod!ce it here. -e finally said yes . today /after making me twitch a "it0 . and I co!ld not wait to share it with yo!. 1riginally p!"lished in 2224, The Power of Conquering Fear is a powerf!l, compelling "ook. Following the article, "elow, is contact information on %yles, along with a link to 3ma4on to p!rchase his "ook /no commissions here0. I am pro!d to p!"lish this article on "ehalf of %yles . he is the !ccess %an!al(s very first G!est 5ontri"!tor6 'hanks, %yles6 &ntil ne7t time . . . . Peace *ut and % +a!ast,$ To your -ealth 'ealth Prosperity and Success The Success &anual Tea! (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
#e Po&er of Con=uerin" Fear (y Myles W+ Miller 89o! m!st do the thing that yo! fear !ntil the fear of that thing "ecomes no more.: . *rian 'racy 1ne day, not too long ago, I was in the middle of a ; day fast. I was looking for spirit!al answers to some sit!ations that I was facing. 1n the third day, I got hit with the tr!th< my attention that my life and motives had "een "ased on fear. I had feared that people wo!ld not love me if I stood !p for myself. I had feared that people wo!ld not !nderstand me when I needed them to. I had feared that fail!re wo!ld always overtake my efforts in life no matter how well I performed. <imately, I feared "eing a complete and total fail!re in life. It was very shocking for me to come to this reali4ation. I had always felt that I had a nat!ral 4est for life, "!t there was always a 8glass ceiling: that I =!st co!ld not seem to "reak thro!gh. I co!ld always 8see: what I co!ld "e, "!t act!ally "ecoming that person often el!ded me. Fear is a great paraly4er. It l!lls one into "elieving that gloom and doom are always 8inevita"le.: Fear ca!ses great people to accept mediocrity. It also ca!ses death and destr!ction to lives and dreams of most people. Where there is overwhelming procrastination, there is fear. Where there is great anger, there is fear. Where there is e7treme hatred, there is fear. Where there is complacency, there is fear. Where there was fail!re, !ltimately, fear was there. 'hat "ro!ght me "ack to something else that I never conscio!sly reali4ed> that fear is a mind.set. 'h!s, anything that is set in yo!r mind got there from a tho!ght or set of tho!ghts. -owever, tho!ghts can "e corrected "y conscio!sly choosing to think "etter tho!ghts. If yo! constantly fear that yo! are going to "e 8sick,: yo! are going to "e 8sick.: o to correct yo!r 8sickness: "efore it happens, start conscio!sly choosing 8healthy: tho!ghts. 'his ideology holds tr!e in most walks of life. -enry Ford, world.renowned ind!strialist and a!tomotive pioneer, once stated, 8Whether yo! think that yo! can or yo! can?t, yo!?re right.: Ford often s!ccessf!lly overcame fear. 9o! see, he only had a si7th grade ed!cation. *y most standards, he wo!ld have "een considered illiterate and ignorant. %r. Ford was so 8ignorant,: that he committed himself to the 8o!trageo!s: dream of "!ilding a!tomo"iles with little formal ed!cation. Ford was so 8ignorant,: that he pioneered the 8@: shaped engine, something that his 8smart: engineers said 8co!ldn?t: "e done. In essence, Ford was so 8ignorant,: !ntil he forgot to 8fear: things that most people with his set of 8limitations: were s!pposed to. I?m pretty s!re that there is some"ody o!t there right now driving their family vehicle to a =o" that is m!rdering their dreams of greatness. 'hese people are pro"a"ly 1222 times 8smarter: than -enry Ford was. o 8smart: that they think 8sec!rity: is going to come "y working for someone else the rest of their lives. I sincerely "elieve and teach people to "e "old in their =o!rney thro!gh life. *oldness "reaks the "ondage of fear. *oldness is defined as the willingness to face risk fearlessly. What do yo! have dreams of doing or "eingA What is holding yo! "ackA For the first #!estion, I know some people will answer things "ecoming a singer, writing a "ook, starting a new "!siness, "!ying a new car, and etc. -owever, for the second #!estion, I know that tons of fear."ased e7c!ses will come !p. 'hings like, 8I?m too old,: 8I?m too yo!ng,: 8I?m a woman,: 8I?m *lack,: 8I don?t have a lot of money,: and the like. In this article, I have "een spirit!ally led to tell yo! the tr!th. 9o!r "oldness will lead yo! to the res!lt of #!estion one, and defeat the !ntr!ths of #!estion two. World.renowned writer, speaker, and pastor, Boyce %eyer, descri"es fear as 8False +vidence 3ppearing )eal.: 'he tr!th of the matter is that s!ccess knows no s!ch "o!ndaries as race, se7, age, gender, creed, or religio!s preference. 'h!s there is no reason for fear to keep yo! in "ondage anymore. 'he following are five steps to !nleashing yo!r power over F.+.3.). . Steps to /nleashing 0our Power over Fear 7ecome IignorantJ to fear -onOt let fear have time to think lways speak faith and belief 3reate and maintain a positive outlook of yourself 3ontinue to e.ecute the thing9s: that you fear until fear disappears )eco!e 1Ignorant2 to Fear: Fear appears in many different forms. It can come from negative self /i.e. 8I can?t do this,: 8I?m not good at this,: etc.0. It can come from negative media forecasts /i.e., "ad predictions of the economy, "ad weather reports, reports of m!rder, etc.0. )emem"er the story of -enry FordA -e co!ld have "een nothing in this lifetime "eca!se of what he co!ld not do, "!t his fears took a "ack seat to his a"ility to ignore any ideas that were not in congr!ence with his dream. 'herefore, yo! m!st m!te the voice of fear "y limiting /or completely eliminating0 yo!r contact with fear.ca!sing entities. 3on4t 5et Fear -ave Ti!e to Thin6: 'ho!ghts are powerf!l. 3 single tho!ght can "e responsi"le for life or death in this world. 3nd anything that yo! think a"o!t long eno!gh will find its way into the physical realm. 'herefore, if yo! were to spend time thinking a"o!t the things that yo! want o!t of life /I mean conscio!s concentrate0, yo! "egin to see them. 5onversely, the same is tr!e for the things that yo! don?t want in life. 5ommit yo!r time to faith and "elieving, not fear and do!"t. Always Spea6 Faith and )elief: 'o frame yo!r own world free of de"ilitating fear, always think, act, and speak positively in faith and "elief. *e "old and say things as yo! want them to "e in yo!r life. If it is a new ho!se yo! want, say it6 If it is a new car yo! want, say it6 If it is a s!ccessf!l family life yo! want, say it6 If it is a "etter =o" that yo! want, say it6 Create and &aintain a Positive *utloo6 of 0ourself: I have a motto that goes like this< 8If I know who and what I am, no one can tell me who and what I am not6: Co matter what the world has decided to think a"o!t me, I have decided to think great tho!ghts a"o!t myself. 'herefore, I am free of world?s often limiting "elief system. I don?t worry a"o!t things like weather reports, poor economic forecasts, what cele"rity =!st went to =ail, and who does not "elieve in my dreams, "eca!se if God is for me, who or what can "e against me /)omans D<310A ,ecide who and what yo! are right now and do not "e moved negativity. Continue to 78ecute the Thing9s: That 0ou Fear /ntil Fear 3isappears: !ccess is active. 3ction dispels fear. If yo! sit still, fear has the time to paraly4e yo!r a"ilities and efforts, !ltimately ca!sing yo! to fail. 5ontin!e to move toward yo!r goals with great diligence and great co!rage6 Good l!ck and may !ccess em"race yo!6 E 2224 %yles W. %iller for Fion -eart +nterprises