Success Key: State of Mind – The MOST Powerful Success Strategy
The Secret, you ask? It is this: In order to attain that which you Desire, you MUST assume the proper STATE OF MIND in order to receive it. The emphasis here is the three words “STATE OF MIND.” State of Mind is EVERYTHING. Period. It is the fundamental foundation to living the Life that you Desire. That is what Napoleon Hill meant: Learn to control your State of Mind, and you learn to control your Destiny. That is the Secret.
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Success Key: State of Mind – The MOST Powerful Success Strategy
[Ed. Note: Today’s Post is on the lengthy side. However, it is our firm belief that this may be our most important Post – ever. Read it. Read all of it.]
In our last issue of The Success Beacon Newsletter, I discussed Napoleon Hill’s “Money-Making Secret” of Think and Grow Rich. Specifically, in the Preface, Napoleon Hill makes continued mention of the “Money-Making Secret” that appears throughout the book at least once in every chapter, and he further states that the secret is mentioned no fewer than 100 times throughout the book. However, Hill intentionally does not specifically disclose the Secret, stating the following:
“The secret to which I refer has been mentioned no fewer than a hundred times, throughout this book. It has not been directly named, for it seems to work more successfully when it is merely uncovered and left in sight, where those who are ready, and searching for it, may pick it up. That is why Mr. Carnegie tossed it to me so quietly, without giving me its specific name.
“If you are ready to put it to use, you will recognize this secret at least once in every chapter. I wish I might feel privileged to tell you how you will know if you are ready, but that would deprive you of much of the benefit you will receive when you make the discovery in your own way.
“A peculiar thing about this secret is that those who once acquire it and use it, find themselves literally swept on to success, with but little effort, and they never again submit to failure!
“The secret to which I refer cannot be had without a price, although the price is far less than its value. It cannot be had at any price by those who are not intentionally searching for it. It cannot be given away, it cannot be purchased for money, for the reason that it comes in two parts. One part is already in possession of those who are ready for it.”
I stated in the Newsletter that I had discovered the Secret and asked our readers if they knew it as well and invited email on the subject. I received numerous responses, but interestingly, everyone had a different answer! And, they were all different from what I had concluded as Mr. Hill’s “secret” Secret.
As a result, I went back to Think and Grow Rich and undertook a hard re-examination of Hill’s work. I am convinced, more than ever, I have the SECRET.
And, I agree with Napoleon Hill as to the significance of the Secret: If you cannot master the Success Power Strategy embodied in this Secret, you will NOT Succeed. It is that Powerful.
The Secret – at first glance – appears quite simple. That is because it is simple. It may also appear obvious. Well, it is obvious. The challenge – and Key (as all challenges are nothing more than Keys in disguise) – 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, I believe, that we tend to overlook this Secret and its significance. It requires hard mental work – the type that most people shirk away.
I firmly believe that if we do not, or cannot, successfully incorporate the Secret into our lives, our chances of obtaining our Desires – whether they be financial, emotional, spiritual, physical – are greatly diminished. In fact, almost non-existent.
The spectacular Nebula IRAS 05437+2502 defies Imagination. Yet, we can create our world by assuming a State of Mind that allows our Creator to work to and through us.
The SECRET, you ask? It is this:
In order to attain that which you Desire, you MUST assume the proper STATE OF MIND in order to receive it.
The emphasis here is the three words “STATE OF MIND.” State of Mind is EVERYTHING. Period. It is the fundamental foundation to living the Life that you Desire.
If you go back and read Think and Grow Rich (click here for the FREE Success Manual Strategist 2010 Edition) with this Secret in Mind, the Secret will literally begin to materialize in the pages throughout the book. It permeates Hills’ work, even though he never expressly states that “State of Mind” is the Secret. Let’s look at some of the evidence.
First, the concept of “The Man Who Can is the Man Who Thinks He Can” is brought out in more than one instance in Think and Grow Rich. In other words, if you BELIEVE that you can do something, than you CAN do it. But, what is “Belief,” other than a State of Mind?
Further, Hill makes the following important statement: “Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.” In other words, according to Hill, if you don’t 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 Negative STATE OF MIND. What is the likelihood of attaining a Goal or achieving Success if you are consistently and habitually in a Negative State of Mind? Zero? Probably.
And, Hill is right – this is the most common weakness of all human beings. Most “negative influence” by others is very subtle; we may not even notice it. The fact remains, however, that we MUST always stand guard as the Gatekeeper of our Mind and maintain TOTAL CONTROL of our Mind, our Thoughts and our Feelings.
Don’t ever – ever, ever, ever – allow ANYONE to control YOUR Thoughts, Emotions and Behavior. You – and ONLY you – assume, establish and control YOUR State of Mind. If you are under the impression that external events, circumstances or people are “making” you feel and/or think a certain way, i.e., the events, circumstances or people are causing or establishing YOUR State of Mind, it is ONLY because YOU are allowing that to happen. Stop it – IMMEDIATELY! Regardless of what is transpiring in the external world, i.e., the events, circumstances and behavior of people, you are the ONLY one responsible for YOUR State of Mind. The events, circumstances and people of the external world have absolutely NO CONTROL over your State of Mind.
I believe that this is what Hill meant: Learn to control your State of Mind, and you learn to control your Destiny. That is the Secret.
Let’s see what more Think and Grow Rich has to say.
In the epilogue, the final chapter on the Six Ghosts of Fear, Hill addresses the “Fear of Poverty,” which is nothing more than a State of Mind and how one must control one’s State of Mind if one is ever to attain Riches. The following are excerpts from this section of the chapter, which I STRONGLY URGE you to read in their entirety. Yes, it is a bit lengthy, but IT IS THAT IMPORTANT! As you read the excerpts, you will note certain language that ties directly in with what Hill states in the Preface about the Secret; you will also come to the conclusion, I believe, of the Power of State of Mind:
"Before you can put any portion of this philosophy [of Think and Grow Rich] into successful use, your mind must be prepared to receive it. The preparation is not difficult. It begins with study, analysis, and understanding of three enemies which you shall have to clear out. These are Indecision, Doubt and Fear!
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"The remainder of this chapter describes an end which must be attained before the philosophy [of Think and Grow Rich], as a whole, can be put into practical use. It also analyzes a condition which has, but lately, reduced huge numbers of people to poverty, and it states a truth which must be understood by all who accumulate riches, whether measured in terms of money or a state of mind of far greater value than money. The purpose of this chapter is to turn the spotlight of attention upon the cause and the cure of the six basic fears. Before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its habits, and its place of abode.
"Fears are nothing more than states of mind. One’s state of mind is subject to control and direction.
"Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought. Following this statement, comes another of still greater importance, namely, man’s Thought Impulses begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent, whether those Thoughts are voluntary or involuntary.
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"We are here laying the foundation for the presentation of a fact of great importance to the person who does not understand why some people appear to be “lucky” while others of equal or greater ability, training, experience, and brain capacity, seem destined to ride with misfortune. This fact may be explained by the statement that every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind, and with this control, obviously, every person may open his mind to the tramp thought impulses which are being released by other brains, or close the doors tightly and admit only thought impulses of his own choice.
"Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing, and that is Thought. This fact, coupled with the additional fact that everything which man creates, begins in the form of a thought, leads one very near to the principle by which Fear may be mastered.
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"There can be no compromise between Poverty and Riches! The two roads that lead to Poverty and Riches travel in opposite directions. If you want Riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward Poverty. (The word “Riches” is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates).
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"Here, then, is the place to give yourself a challenge which will definitely determine how much of this philosophy you have absorbed. Here is the point at which you can turn prophet and foretell, accurately, what the future holds in store for you. If, after reading this chapter, you are willing to accept Poverty, you may as well make up your mind to receive Poverty. This is one decision you cannot avoid.
"If you demand Riches, determine what form, and how much will be required to satisfy you. You know the road that leads to riches. You have been given a road map which, if followed, will keep you on that road. If you neglect to make the start, or stop before you arrive, no one will be to blame, but YOU. This responsibility is yours. No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility if you now fail or refuse to demand riches of Life, because the acceptance calls for but one thing – incidentally, the only thing you can control – and that is a State of Mind. A State of Mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created.
"Fear of Poverty is a State of Mind, nothing else! "
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Decide today – right here, right now – to assume a State of Mind that demands Success and Riches and is not willing to accept Poverty or Failure in any amount or at any level.
Decide today – right here, right now – to assume a State of Mind of which YOU have total and absolute control and that YOU will not allow or permit YOUR State of Mind to be influenced or controlled by any person, event or circumstance.
Continue to reaffirm these Declarations periodically throughout the day, every day, until these principles have been engrained into your thinking. Don’t stop, don’t give up – keep working it until it is thought habit.
It’s YOUR Mind – take responsibility for it!
We have more to come on this subject in the near future. Do not let the fact that you have been told the Secret, as opposed to discovering it yourself, diminish the Power of the Secret. I honestly and sincerely believe that this Secret is by far THE MOST POWERFUL SUCCESS KEY AND STRATEGY IN THE WORLD. Use it! Keep studying it! Work it!
Don’t squander this information – as Napoleon Hill states, it is PRICELESS! The State of Mind to Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success cannot be purchased – it MUST be created!
To be continued . . . .
Peace Out, and - Namasté!
To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,
The Success Manual Team
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