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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Sixteen: The Golden Rule” by Napoleon Hill

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:57:38 +0000

If all your acts toward others, and even your thoughts of others, are registered in your subconscious mind, through the principle of Autosuggestion, thereby building your own character in exact duplicate of your thoughts and acts, can you not see how important it is to guard those acts and thoughts? We are now in the very heart of the real reason for doing unto others as we would have them do unto us, for it is obvious that whatever we do unto others we do unto ourselves. – Napoleon Hill, “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons – Lesson Sixteen: The Golden Rule”

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Now, for the exciting conclusion to The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill, I am pleased to present you with the final installment - Lesson Sixteen: The Golden Rule. What a great addition to The Napoleon Hill Success Library!

And a good lesson it is. I can certainly use some of this timeless Wisdom - again, and again, and again. Moreover, Lesson 16 brings together all of the great material from the prior fifteen lessons - The Golden Rule is the glue that binds the other lessons into a cohesive, working fabric.

We have spent some significant time at this site discussing the Golden Rule and have compiled some noteworthy posts on the subject.

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Earlier this year, we did Success Key: The Law of Compensation, Part 1, on February 8, 2011, and received great feedback on that post.

And, back on March 10, 2010, who could forget Success Key: The Golden Rule - A Lost Success Key?

The bottom line is that The Golden Rule is paramount to achieving Success. Whether we call it the Law of Compensation, Law of Cause and Effect, karma or any number of other terms, how we think about and act towards others will come back to us in kind. If not now, then later. But, it will come back.

Here are a few great quotes from Lesson 16 by Professor Hill to get you on your way:

There is an eternal law through the operation of which we reap that which we sow. When you select the rule of conduct by which you guide yourself in your transactions with others, you will be fair and just, very likely, if you know that you are setting into motion, by that selection, a power that will run its course for weal or woe in the lives of others, returning, finally, to help or to hinder you, according to its nature.
It may be an old-fashioned idea, but somehow I can’t get away from the belief that no man can attain success in its highest form without the aid of earnest prayer!
The Golden Rule philosophy is based upon a law which no man can circumvent. This law is the same law that is described in Lesson Eleven, on Accurate Thought, through the operation of which one’s thoughts are transformed into reality corresponding exactly to the nature of the thoughts.
Those who understand and apply the Golden Rule philosophy are always scrupulously honest, not alone out of their desire to be just with others, but because: of their desire to be just with themselves. They understand the eternal law upon which the Golden Rule is based, and they know that through the operation of this law every thought they release and every act in which they indulge has its counterpart in some fact or circumstance with which they will later be confronted.
If all your acts toward others, and even your thoughts of others, are registered in your subconscious mind, through the principle of Autosuggestion, thereby building your own character in exact duplicate of your thoughts and acts, can you not see how important it is to guard those acts and thoughts? We are now in the very heart of the real reason for doing unto others as we would have them do unto us, for it is obvious that whatever we do unto others we do unto ourselves.
You have noticed frequent reference to Emerson throughout this course. Every student of the course should own a copy of Emerson’s Essays, and the essay on Compensation should be read and studied at least every three months. Observe, as you read this essay, that it deals with the same law as that upon which the Golden Rule is based.
Remember that your reputation is made by others, but your character is made by you!
Throughout this entire course one particular principle has been emphasized for the purpose of illustrating the truth that every personality is the sum total of the individual’s thoughts and acts – that we come to resemble the nature of our dominating thoughts.
No one knows the limitations of the power of thought, or whether or not it has any limitations. Whatever man believes he can do he eventually does.

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And, in Lesson 16, Professor Hill also leaves us with his "Code of Ethics," which, in all its simplicity, is worth noting:

My Code of Ethics

I believe in the Golden Rule as the basis of all human conduct; therefore, I will never do to another person that which I would not be willing for that person to do to me if our positions were reversed.
I will be honest, even to the slightest detail, in all my transactions with others, not alone because of my desire to be fair with them, but because of my desire to impress the idea of honesty on my own subconscious mind, thereby weaving this essential quality into my own character.
I will forgive those who are unjust toward me, with no thought as to whether they deserve it or not, because I understand the law through which forgiveness of others strengthens my own character and wipes out the effects of my own transgressions, in my subconscious mind.
I will be just, generous and fair with others always, even though I know that these acts will go unnoticed and unrecorded, in the ordinary terms of reward, because I understand and intend to apply the law through the aid of which one’s own character is but the sum total of one’s own acts and deeds.
Whatever time I may have to devote to the discovery and exposure of the weaknesses and faults of others I will devote, more profitably, to the discovery and correction of my own.
I will slander no person, no matter how much I may believe another person may deserve it, because I wish to plant no destructive suggestions in my own subconscious mind.
I recognize the power of Thought as being an inlet leading into my brain from the universal ocean of life; therefore, I will set no destructive thoughts afloat upon that ocean lest they pollute the minds of others.
I will conquer the common human tendency toward hatred, and envy, and selfishness, and jealousy, and malice, and pessimism, and doubt, and fear; for I believe these to be the seed from which the world harvests most of its troubles.
When my mind is not occupied with thoughts that tend toward the attainment of my definite chief aim in life, I will voluntarily keep it filled with thoughts of courage, and self-confidence, and goodwill toward others, and faith, and kindness, and loyalty, and love for truth, and justice, for I believe these to be the seed from which the world reaps its harvest of progressive growth.
I understand that a mere passive belief in the soundness of the Golden Rule philosophy is of no value whatsoever, either to myself or to others; therefore, I will actively put into operation this universal rule for good in all my transactions with others.
I understand the law through the operation of which my own character is developed from my own acts and thoughts; therefore, I will guard with care all that goes into its development.
Realizing that enduring happiness comes only through helping others find it; that no act of kindness is without its reward, even though it may never be directly repaid, I will do my best to assist others when and where the opportunity appears.

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Well, my work for now is done - that is, with regard to The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill. We still have much planned for this site and, yes - it's true - we will finally fix the Prosperity Bible site. Actually, we aren't fixing it - we are dumping it and building it anew from scratch. Why we could never get that site working right is beyond me - but that is a story for another time and another day.

Until then, my dear friend, may Peace be with you. Walk with you head high and see the glory of God in all and in everything. Thank you for being my friend and staying with me . . .

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Fifteen: Tolerance” by Napoleon Hill

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:24:32 +0000

"It is, of course, obvious that anything which impedes the progress of civilization stands, also, as a barrier to each individual; and, stating it conversely, anything that beclouds the mind of the individual and retards his mental, moral and spiritual development, retards, also, the progress of civilization . . . When the dawn of Intelligence shall have spread its wings over the eastern horizon of progress, and Ignorance and Superstition shall have left their last footprints on the sands of Time, it will be recorded in the book of man’s crimes and mistakes that his most grievous sin was that of Intolerance!" - Napoleon Hill, "The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons - Lesson Fifteen: Intolerance"

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Ring, ring!!

That's the school bell. Summer vacation time is over and it's time to hit the books. School is back in session and Professor Hill is ready and waiting . . . with only two Lessons left from his Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons series.

Today's session is Lesson 15 and it is on Intolerance. What the world could learn from that.

Intolerance is a form of ignorance which must be mastered before any form of enduring success may be attained. It is the chief cause of all wars. It makes enemies in business and in the professions. It disintegrates the organized forces of society in a thousand forms, and stands, like a mighty giant, as a barrier to the abolition of war. It dethrones reason and substitutes mob psychology in its place.

Okay, so we are struggling a bit on this side, too. We will finish this post tomorrow. In the meantime, please make sure to download Lesson 15 and crack the books. There is homework tonight . . . and possible a pop quiz tomorrow!

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Until then, my dear friend, may Peace be with you. Walk with you head high and see the glory of God in all and in everything. Thank you for being my friend and staying with me . . .

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Success Key: The Law of Compensation, Part I

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:52:47 +0000

"The law is this: We reap what we sow. When you select a rule of conduct which you use to guide yourself in your transactions with others, you will be fair and just if you know that you are setting in motion a power that will run its course (for good or bad) in the lives of others, returning finally to help or hinder you according to its nature." - Napoleon Hill

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Success Key: The Law of Compensation, Part I

[Ed. Note: Today’s Post is Part I of III on the highly crucial Law of Compensation. Part I of this essay defines the Law, Part II examines the nature of the Law in greater detail, and Part III explores how we may implement the Law in our daily lives to our advantage and benefit].

The Law of Compensation, Part I

The Law of Compensation: Defined

In the Success Post that accompanies “The Law of Success – Lesson Nine: The Habit of Doing More Than Paid For” by Napoleon Hill (Posted in The Success Manual Free Download Library and The Napoleon Hill Success Library on January 22, 2011), we discussed, among other matters, The Law of Compensation.

Interestingly, after that Post was published, I came across several references to The Law of Compensation, which provided me with the Opportunity to further reflect upon the Law – 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 Law of Compensation is such a simple law; yet, it works with amazing precision in our Lives – each and every day.

What exactly is the Law of Compensation?

Quite simply, it is that principle that “we reap what we sow.” As St. Paul stated approximately two thousand years ago: “Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap.” Gal. 6:7.

In this case, the sowing concerns the Garden of Thought, Emotion and Action. What we think, how we feel and how we act all determines what is returned to us – with mathematical precision.

In his master classic, Working with the Law, Raymond Holliwell defines it thusly: “Compensation means equal returns for that which is given; it means a balance of that quality or service that is extended to another . . . You can only build on that which you create.”

It is also known as Karma and “what goes around, comes around.”

Or, as two, young Brits in the 1960s lyrically penned it, “And in the end, the Love you take is equal to the Love you make.” Perfectly stated. (“The End” is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) for the album Abbey Road. It was the last song recorded collectively by all four of the Beatles, and is the final song of a 16-minute medley that dominates side two of the LP version of the album.)

Throughout his illustrious career as a preeminent Success Teacher, Napoleon Hill often referred to the Law of Compensation as “the Golden Rule” (he also referred to it, as noted in Lesson Nine of The of Success in Sixteen Lessons, as The Law of Compensation). In an article in Hill’s Success Unlimited magazine, Napoleon Hill explained it thusly:

“Inherent in the principle of applied faith is the sustained application of the Golden Rule in your daily life. For more than four thousand years, men have been preaching the Golden Rule as a suitable rule of conduct, but, unfortunately, the world has accepted the letter while totally missing the spirit of this universal injunction. We have accepted the Golden Rule merely as a sound rule of ethical conduct but we have failed to understand the law upon which it is based.

“The law is this: We reap what we sow. When you select a rule of conduct which you use to guide yourself in your transactions with others, you will be fair and just if you know that you are setting in motion a power that will run its course (for good or bad) in the lives of others, returning finally to help or hinder you according to its nature.

“It is your privilege to deal unjustly with others, but if you understand the basis for the Golden Rule, you must know that your unjust dealings will come home to roost. The law does not mean merely the flinging back upon you your acts of injustice and unkindness toward others; it goes much further and returns to you the results of every thought you release.

“Therefore, not only is it advisable to 'do unto others as you wish them to do unto you,' but you must 'think of others as you wish them to think of you,' to avail yourself fully of the benefits of this great universal law.”

Similarly, Holliwell further notes that, “Sooner or later we must come face to face with this Law of Compensation, and inevitably, our own comes to us – and only what is our own.”

Because the Law of Compensation works to equally balance our “reaping” with our “sowing,” the Law may be invoked with accuracy and precision. As Raymond Holliwell again profoundly instructs in Working with the Law:

“The Law that we reap what we sow is mathematically accurate. Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. If we attract the unpleasant, it is often because some dormant or neglected phase of our nature needs to be awakened and developed; also, we learn from the experience to create something better. Hence the degree of contentment and satisfaction attained in whatever sphere of life we may dwell is largely dependent upon our ability to use constructively the experiences of life; for, in every case, the Law of Attraction will only bring what may serve us in our upward development. To interpret this Law in a simple form, it should be stated that whatever we attract, we require and whatever we need is always good. This is a correct attitude to adopt, because all experience is for our good and we must be able to see it in that light.”

Consider the last two sentences of this passage from Holliwell again: “To interpret this Law in a simple form, it should be stated that whatever we attract, we require and whatever we need is always good. This is a correct attitude to adopt, because all experience is for our good and we must be able to see it in that light.”

If we can truly comprehend the full meaning and import of what Holliwell states here, the magnificence of the Law of Compensation cannot be overstated. Whatever we attract, we require. Whatever we require (need) is Good. Therefore, ALL experience (what we attract) is for our Good.

God seeks to draw out the Good in us through each and every experience – the Desirable and the Undesirable. As such, under the Law of Compensation, every experience is not only a manifestation (Effect) of what we have sowed (Cause) in the past (Result), every experience is a Divine Opportunity for us to GROW and PROSPER - Spiritually, Emotionally, Intellectually, Physically and Financially. In fact, I would take this a step further and submit that every experience is a Divine-Mandated Opportunity to GROW and PROSPER.

In that sense, the Law of Compensation is more than just “what goes around, comes around.” The Law of Compensation is our Infinite Creator providing us with what we need.

“We must be able to see it in that light.”

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Have a beautiful day . . . come back soon for Part II - it promises to be good!

Until next time, dear Friend . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Ten: Pleasing Personality” by Napoleon Hill

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:49:56 +0000

Do NOT draw the conclusion that any sort of cheap flattery will take the place of genuine heart interest. Understand the real psychology upon which this lesson is based, and make it your business to study other people closely enough to find something about them or their work that you really admire. Only in this way can you develop a personality that will be irresistibly attractive . . . Cheap flattery has just the opposite effect to that of constituting an attractive personality. It repels instead of attracting. It is so shallow that even the ignorant easily detect it. – Napoleon Hill, “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons – Lesson Ten: Pleasing Personality”

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Developing the Art and Skill of an Attractive Personality

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Moving right along in our Law of Success series by Professor Hill, we come now to Lesson Ten: Pleasing Personality.

This is an often overlooked Key to Success; yet so few actually focus on this important character element. As Professor Hill states in Lesson Ten, "Throughout this course on the Law of Success, you will not find a single new principle; every one of them is as old as civilization itself; yet you will find but few people who seem to understand how to apply them."

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We have all heard the saying, "You attract more bees with honey than you do with vinegar," but we still use vinegar. And then, we complain when we fail to attract any bees.

It must be important. Dale Carnegie wrote an entire book on the subject, How to Make Friends and Influence People, and built an entire industry around the book. In this regard - as to the connection between an attractive, pleasing personality and achieving Success - Napoleon Hill states the following:

We are all alike in this respect – we will listen with intense interest to those who have the tact to talk to us about that which lies closest to our hearts; and then, out of a sense of reciprocity, we will also listen with interest when the speaker finally switches the conversation to the subject which lies closest to his or her heart; and, at the end, we will not only “sign on the dotted line,” but we will say, “What a wonderful personality!”

Professor Hill makes the additional observation:

We look at a successful man in the hour of his triumph, and wonder how he did it, but we overlook the importance of analyzing his methods and we forget the price he had to pay in careful, well organized preparation which had to be made before he could reap the fruits of his efforts.

We must, in order to achieve our Goals and attain Success, employ a genuine interest in those around us. We must offer value with a genuine, heart-felt interest in helping others. Zig Ziglar noted that the level of our Success will be based on the nature, level and extent that we help others achieve Success (get what they want/need). Think about it; it's true.

The key here, from what I take in all that I have read and studied on this precise issue, is that we must be sincere and genuine. If we are only in it for ourselves, we can only fool others - and the Universe - for so long. When that happens, we find ourselves playing the game back on the competitive plane, and that isn't so fun. The creative plan is a much better place to work.

Be sure to download your copy of Lesson Ten today.

Until next time, dear Friend . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Nine: The Habit of Doing More Than Paid For” by Napoleon Hill

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:18:54 +0000

"There are more than a score of sound reasons why you should develop the habit of performing more service and better service than that for which you are paid, despite the fact that a large majority of the people are not rendering such service . . . When you do only that for which you are paid, there is nothing out of the ordinary to attract favorable comment about the transaction; but, when you willingly do more than that for which you are paid, your action attracts the favorable attention of all who are affected by the transaction, and goes another step toward establishing a reputation that will eventually set the Law of Increasing Returns to work in your behalf, for this reputation will create a demand for your services, far and wide." - Napoleon Hill, "The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons - Lesson Nine: The Habit of Doing More Than Paid For"

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The Law of Compensation

The Law of Increasing Returns

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Class is back in session - Welcome!

Today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library and The Napoleon Hill Success Library is Lesson NINE of The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons: The Habit of Doing More Than Paid For.

I STRONGLY believe in The Habit of Dong More Than Paid For - of providing GREATER value and service in exchange for the fees or payment received. I have personally practiced this law for many, many years and I can attest to its amazing Power. Frankly, it works - and it works quite well.

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There are two primary laws invoked when one provides greater value (of service or goods) in exchange for the payment received therefor. First, is the Law of Compensation; second, is the Law of Increasing Returns. Both Laws are premised upon the "Law of Laws" - the Law of Cause and Effect.

The Law of Compensation holds that whenever you render value through service, you will be justly compensated. Perhaps you may not be compensated immediately, but you will be compensated - justly - in kind and in time. What you sow, you reap. This Law works day in and day out in our lives, whether we know it or not, and applies not just to rendering service for payment, but to every aspect of our lives. It is pure "cause and effect."

The Law of Increasing Returns applies specifically to instances when we render service (or sell product) of GREATER VALUE than what we receive in exchange as payment for that service or product. When we do this, an amazing thing happens: we receive back not just the "greater value" of the service we rendered, but we receive back even more!

Let's use a simplistic - but accurately demonstrative - example.

Suppose you agree to perform a particular service to a client or customer and the fair value for your service is $500. You and the client/customer agree upon the compensation and you commence the project.

Now, if you completed the project, and in doing so, rendered $500 worth of service, you would have performed exactly as mutually agreed upon and your compensation would be a fair exchange of value. Both parties receive exactly that to which was bargained for and mutually agreed upon.

But, suppose in copmpleting the project, you perform some extra service - service above and beyond what the client/customer is expecting. You "go the extra mile," as some like to say. And, in doing so, you expect no additional compensation from the client/customer. As Professor Hill states, you are "doing more than paid for."

When all is said and done, you perform an extra $200 worth of service for your client/customer. She notices what you have done and is ECSTATIC! But, she can only pay you the $500, and rightly, that is all you should expect - for that was the agreed upon exchange of value for rendering your service.

Under the Law of Compensation, you can expect to receive back - at some time - the $200 in value for the extra service that you rendered. Perhaps your client/customer will, voluntarily, send you the money without you asking. Or, it may come in another form. The bottom line is that under the Law of Compensation, you WILL receive back that $200.

However, the Law of Increasing Returns is also working, and under that Law, you will receive back MORE than the extra $200 in service that you rendered. You may receive back, perhaps, $500 or even $1,000 in value. That client may have been so pleased with the additional value of service that you provided that she tells her clients and a month later you pick up new clients offering you more money!

One cannot predict precisely how the Law of Increasing Returns will manifest the increasing returns, but it does. I know - I have personally experienced it hundreds of times and it works - like clockwork.

In fact, it works so well, that the Law is incorporated into my business model. Some think that I am nuts - that I should be charging every penny (and more) for everything that I do. But, experience has taught me that is not the way to build goodwill.

Provide Value above and beyond what is expected. And, provide Value FIRST before you are engaged for your services.

If you follow these rules, I absolutely guarantee spectacular results.

Here is what Professor Hill states on the subject:

We will now analyze the law upon which this entire lesson is founded, namely –

THE LAW OF INCREASING RETURNS!

With this vital “tip” from Nature, which we may gather from the wheat fields, let us proceed to appropriate this Law of Increasing Returns and learn how to apply it to the service we render, to the end that it may yield returns in excess of and out of proportion to the effort put forth.

When you do only that for which you are paid, there is nothing out of the ordinary to attract favorable comment about the transaction; but, when you willingly do more than that for which you are paid, your action attracts the favorable attention of all who are affected by the transaction, and goes another step toward establishing a reputation that will eventually set the Law of Increasing Returns to work in your behalf, for this reputation will create a demand for your services, far and wide.

If you carry out this experiment in the proper attitude of mind, you will discover that which all others who have become familiar with the law upon which it is based have discovered; namely, that –

You can no more render service without receiving compensation than you can withhold the rendering of it without suffering the loss of reward.

“Cause and effect, means and ends, seed and fruit, cannot be severed,” says Emerson; “for the effect already blooms in the cause, the end pre-exists in the means, the fruit in the seed.”

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Lesson Nine is a great lesson. Be sure to download your Lesson Manual today and start working the Law of Increasing Returns. Be patient - you will reap extraordinary abundance.

Really.

Until next time . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Free Success Ebook: “The Law of Success – Lesson Eight: Self-Control” by Napoleon Hill

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:45:06 +0000

Self-control becomes an important factor in this Course on the Law of Success, not so much because lack of it works hardships on those who become its victims, as for the reason that those who do not exercise it suffer the loss of a great power which they need in their struggle for achievement of their definite chief aim. If you neglect to exercise self-control, you are not only likely to injure others, but you are sure to injure yourself! - Napoleon Hill, The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons - Lesson Eight: Self-Control, Success Manual Strategist Edition 2011

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Welcome back, class.

Today's session on The Sixteen Laws of Success by Professor Napoleon Hill is Lesson Eight: Self-Control.

And a good Lesson it is.

It is a fact that the majority of a man’s grief comes about through lack of self-control. The holy scriptures are full of admonition in support of self-control. They even urge us to love our enemies and to forgive those who injure us. The law of non-resistance runs, like a golden cord, throughout the Bible. Study the records of those whom the world calls great, and observe that every one of them possesses this quality of self-control!

I should know. Self-Control is NOT one of my strong points and there is much to learn in this great Success Manual by Napoleon Hill, which has been added to The Success Manual Free Download Library and The Napoleon Hill Success Library. I could - indeed should - read this passage everyday for the next thirty (30) days so that it may sink though my obstinate skull.

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How often a trifle bit of restraint would have produced a much better outcome? Or, perhaps, a bit more focus on the task at hand, rather than to be side-tracked by irrelevant diversions? Or, to allow oneself to anger - a pure reactionary response to either internal or external factors - rather than to remain calm and exercise patience and understanding?

Self-Control is an absolute requisite to achieving Success at any level in any endeavor.

The little things all add up over time, that is for sure.

An important aspect of Lesson Eight: Self-Control is The Law of Retaliation. Unless you have already read this Lesson, and know to what Professor Hill refers, you will likely draw the wrong conclusion about this magnificent Law. It is simply another embodiment of The Law of Attraction. I defer to Professor Hill's explanation:

The Law of Retaliation

Among other laws which are available to the person who exercises self-control is the Law of Retaliation. You know what “retaliate” means!

In the sense that we are using here it means to “return like for like,” and not merely to avenge or to seek revenge, as is commonly meant by the use of this word.

If I do you an injury you retaliate at first opportunity. If I say unjust things about you, you will retaliate in kind, even in greater measure!

On the other hand, if I do you a favor you will reciprocate even in greater measure if possible.

Through the proper use of this law I can get you to do whatever I wish you to do. If I wish you to dislike me and to lend your influence toward damaging me, I can accomplish this result by inflicting upon you the sort of treatment that I want you to inflict upon me through retaliation.

If I wish your respect, your friendship and your cooperation I can get these by extending to you my friendship and cooperation.

On these statements I know that we are together. You can compare these statements with your own experience and you will see how beautifully they harmonize.

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The man who attracts you to him through his pleasing personality is merely making use of the Law of Harmonious Attraction, or the Law of Retaliation, both of which, when analyzed, mean that “like attracts like.”

If you will study, understand and make intelligent use of the Law of Retaliation you will be an efficient and successful salesman. When you have mastered this simple law and learned how to use it you will have learned all that can be learned about salesmanship.

The first and probably the most important step to be taken in mastering this law is to cultivate complete self-control. You must learn to take all sorts of punishment and abuse without retaliating in kind. This self-control is a part of the price you must pay for mastery of the Law of Retaliation.

When an angry person starts in to vilify and abuse you, justly or unjustly, just remember that if you retaliate in a like manner you are being drawn down to that person’s mental level, therefore that person is dominating you!

On the other hand, if you refuse to become angry, if you retain your self-composure and remain calm and serene you retain all your ordinary faculties through which to reason. You take the other fellow by surprise. You retaliate with a weapon with the use of which he is unfamiliar, consequently you easily dominate him.

Like attracts like! There’s no denying this!

Literally speaking, every person with whom you come in contact is a mental looking-glass in which you may see a perfect reflection of your own mental attitude.

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The habit of “retaliating in kind” is so universally practiced among us that we can properly call this habit the Law of Retaliation. If a person presents us with a gift we never feel satisfied until we have “retaliated” with something as good as or better than that which we received. If a person speaks well of us we increase our admiration for that person, and we “retaliate” in return!

Through the principle of retaliation we can actually convert our enemies into loyal friends. If you have an enemy whom you wish to convert into a friend you can prove the truth of this statement if you will forget that dangerous millstone hanging around your neck, which we call “pride” (stubbornness). Make a habit of speaking to this enemy with unusual cordiality. Go out of your way to favor him in every manner possible. He may seem immovable at first, but gradually he will give way to your influence and “retaliate in kind!” The hottest coals of fire ever heaped upon the head of one who has wronged you are the coals of human kindness.

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I am going to do some serious study of Lesson Eight and offer my recommendation that you do the same. It seems the entire world could use a little more Self-Control these days.

Following immediately after the download section, below, is another great passage from the beginning of Lesson Eight: Self-Control. Enjoy!

Until next time . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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Passage from Lesson Eight: Self-Control

In the preceding lesson you learned of the value of enthusiasm. You also learned how to generate enthusiasm and how to transmit its influence to others, through the principle of suggestion.

You come, now, to the study of self-control, through which you may direct your enthusiasm to constructive ends. Without self-control enthusiasm resembles the unharnessed lightning of an electrical storm – it may strike anywhere; it may destroy life and property.

Enthusiasm is the vital quality that arouses you to action, while self-control is the balance wheel that directs your action so that it will build up and not tear down.

To be a person who is well “balanced,” you must be a person in whom enthusiasm and self-control are equalized. A survey which I have just completed of the 160,000 adult inmates of the penitentiaries of the United States discloses the startling fact that ninety-two per cent of these unfortunate men and women are in prison because they lacked the necessary self-control to direct their energies constructively.

Read the foregoing paragraph again; it is authentic, it is startling!

It is a fact that the majority of a man’s grief comes about through lack of self-control. The holy scriptures are full of admonition in support of self-control. They even urge us to love our enemies and to forgive those who injure us. The law of non-resistance runs, like a golden cord, throughout the Bible.

Study the records of those whom the world calls great, and observe that every one of them possesses this quality of self-control!

For example, study the characteristics of our own immortal Lincoln. In the midst of his most trying hours he exercised patience, poise and self-control. These were some of the qualities which made him the great man that he was. He found disloyalty in some of the members of his cabinet; but, for the reason that this disloyalty was toward him, personally, and because those in whom he found it had qualities which made them valuable to his country, Lincoln exercised self-control and disregarded the objectionable qualities.

How many men do you know who have self-control to equal this?

In language more forceful than it was polished, Billy Sunday exclaimed from the pulpit: “There is something as rotten as hell about the man who is always trying to show some other fellow up!” I wonder if the “devil” didn’t yell, “Amen, brother!” when Billy made that statement?

However, self-control becomes an important factor in this Course on the Law of Success, not so much because lack of it works hardships on those who become its victims, as for the reason that those who do not exercise it suffer the loss of a great power which they need in their struggle for achievement of their definite chief aim.

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Richard Catalina, Jr. — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:31:52 +0000

Success in this world is always a matter of individual effort, yet you will only be deceiving yourself if you believe that you can succeed without the cooperation of other people. Success is a matter of individual effort only to the extent that each person must decide, in his or her own mind, what is wanted. This involves the use of “imagination.” From this point on, achieving success is a matter of skillfully and tactfully inducing others to cooperate. - Nap0leon Hill, "The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons," Lesson One: The Master Mind

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With today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library, we reach another milestone: a post category dedicated to a single individual.

Napoleon Hill made such an impact on the study and pursuit of Success, that it is only befitting that the legacy of his work be given its own special place: The Napoleon Hill Success Library. Yes, all of Mr. Hill's works on this site will continue to be placed in The Success Manual Free Download Library, but they will also be posted in Mr. Hill's separately dedicated post category.

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We start with Lesson One: The Master Mind to "The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons." This voluminous work is a library in itself; creating a single ebook of all sixteen lessons is just too much of an undertaking of a manageable ebook. So, as common sense would dictate, we have split this Success Manual into sixteen separate volumes.

Lesson One, the introductory lesson requisite for the fifteen lessons to follow, introduces and defines terminology and sets the stage by teaching the fundamentals of "the Master Mind." Pay close attention as you study this great work.

Thank you, Mr. Hill.

Until next time . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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Free Success Ebook: Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen

Richard Catalina, Jr. — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:44:36 +0000

THERE IS no striking a cheap bargain with prosperity. It must be purchased, not only with intelligent labor, but with moral force. As the bubble cannot endure, so the fraud cannot prosper. He makes a feverish spurt in the acquirement of money, and then collapses. Nothing is ever gained, ever can be gained, by fraud. It is but wrested for a time, to be again returned with heavy interest." - James Allen, "Eight Pillars of Prosperity"

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You simply cannot argue with the Wisdom of James Allen.

I was first introducted to James Allen by a fellow gym-rat almost twenty years ago. We would lift together (spotting each other) during our midday routine at the gym close by my offices at that time. While my roots as a Student of personal development, self improvement and achieving Success go back to the late 1970s, I had never really jumped in with total commitment. Little did I know that James Allen would change all of that.

One day during our weight-lifting sessions, we somehow got on the subject of personal development and self improvement. It turns out my friend was a huge Student and even studied martial arts under a Master teacher. When I asked him what books he liked and would recommend, he kept mentioning James Allen and his most popular book, As A Man Thinketh, already featured on this site in The Success Manual Free Download Library.

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It wasn't long - probably that day - when I purchased As A Man Thinketh. I could not believe how small it was and how few pages it contained. I doubted it was what my friend had hyped it as - how could it be, this tiny little book?

It was some period of time before I read it, perhaps a few months. Actually, I read it the very next New Years Day - about a half dozen times. I was blown away by the simplicity, but absolutely pure Wisdom, of the book. That is the thing about Truth - it IS simple and you don't need hundreds and hundreds of pages to explain it. If you are ready and your heart is open, you will understand the revealed Truths.

All of the works by James Allen are relatively short. But the pure, simple Wisdom resonates freely with the Spirit. While I don't always agree with James Allen on certain "technical" aspects of his teachings, his teachings touch my Heart. The Heart is always right.

That all being said, today's addition to The Success Manual Download Library is, of course, Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen and is specifically focused on achieving Prosperity. The fact that this Success Manual Classic is less than two-months shy of being 100 years old should not deter you from its applicability to modern challenges. Follow what James Allen teaches and you WILL attain Prosperity - honestly, sincerely and rightfully.

What are the Eight Pillars of Prosperity? As Mr. Allen states, they may be explained as follows:

Let us briefly recapitulate, and again view the Eight Pillars in their strength and splendor.

Energy – Rousing one’s self up to strenuous and unremitting exertion in the accomplishment of one’s task.

Economy – Concentration of power, the conservation of both capital and character, the latter being mental capital, and therefore of the utmost importance.

Integrity – Unswerving honesty; keeping inviolate all promises, agreements, and contracts, apart from all considerations of loss or gain.

System – Making all details, subservient to order, and thereby relieving the memory and the mind of superfluous work and strain by reducing many to one.

Sympathy – Magnanimity, generosity, gentleness, and tenderness; being open handed, free, and kind.

Sincerity – Being sound and whole, robust and true; and therefore not being one person in public and another in private, and not assuming good actions openly while doing bad actions in secret.

Impartiality – Justice; not striving for self, but weighing both sides, and acting in accordance with equity.

Self-Reliance – Looking to one’s self only for strength and support by standing on principles which are fixed and invincible, and not relying upon outward things which at any moment may be snatched away.

Now, how can you argue with that?

Following the Dowload Section, immediately below, are a few more great sample quotes from Eight Pillars.

Do yourself a favor and download this timeless Success Manual Classic and begin studying it in earnest - you will enjoy tremendous gains on your journey, including true Prosperity, which must first be claimed in the Heart.

Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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Addtional Quotes from Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen

To talk of having to “kill time” is almost like a confession of imbecility; for who, in the short life at his disposal, and in a world so flooded with resources of knowledge with sound heads and good hearts can fill up every moment of every day usefully and happily, and if they refer to time at all, it is to the effect that it is all too short to enable them to do all that they would like to do.

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There is no striking a cheap bargain with prosperity. It must be purchased, not only with intelligent labor, but with moral force. As the bubble cannot endure, so the fraud cannot prosper. He makes a feverish spurt in the acquirement of money, and then collapses. Nothing is ever gained, ever can be gained, by fraud. It is but wrested for a time, to be again returned with heavy interest.

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But fraud is not confined to the unscrupulous swindler. All who are getting, or trying to get, money without giving an equivalent are practicing fraud, whether they know it or not. Men who are anxiously scheming how to get money without working for it, are frauds, and mentally they are closely allied to the thief and swindler under whose influence they come, sooner or later, and who deprives them of their capital. What is a thief but a man who carries to its logical or later, and who deprives them of their capital. What is a thief but a man who carries to its logical extreme the desire to possess without giving a just return – that is, unlawfully? The man that courts prosperity must, in all his transactions, whether material or mental, study how to give a just return for that which he receives. This is the great fundamental principle in all sound commerce, while in spiritual things it becomes the doing to others that which we would have them do to us, and applied to the forces of the universe, it is scientifically stated in the formula, “Action and Reaction are equal.”

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Life is too short for confusion; and knowledge grows and progress proceeds along avenues of system which prevent retardation and retrogression, so that he who systematizes his knowledge or business, simplifies and enhances it for his successor, enabling him to begin, with a free mind, where he left off.

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The sincere man stamps his character upon all that he does, and also upon all people with whom he comes in contact. He speaks a word in season, and some one is impressed; the influence is communicated to another, and another, and presently some despairing soul ten thousand miles away hears it and is restored. Such a power is prosperity in itself, and its worth is not to be valued in coin. Money cannot purchase the priceless jewels of character, but labor in right doing can, and he who makes himself sincere, who acquires a robust soundness throughout his entire being, will become a man of singular success and rare power.

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A man should have a firm, fixed, determined mind. He should decide upon those principles which are best to stand by in all issues, and which will most safely guide him through the maze of conflicting opinions, and inspire him with unflinching courage in the battle of life. Having adopted his principles, they should be more to him than gain or happiness, more even than life itself, and if he never deserts them he will find that they will never desert him; they will defend him from all enemies, deliver him safely from all dangers, light up his pathway through all darkness and difficulties. They will be to him a light in darkness, a resting place from sorrow, and a refuge from the conflicts of the world.

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Nothing is absent from the Kingdom of heaven; it contains all good, true, and necessary things, and “the Kingdom of God is within you.” I know rich people who are supremely happy, because they are generous, magnanimous, pure and joyful; but I also know rich people who are very miserable, and these are they who looked to money and possessions for their happiness, and have not developed the spirit of good and of joy within themselves.

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Richard Catalina, Jr. — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:34:35 +0000

Human power is organized and intelligently directed energy, as represented by facts, intelligence, and the faculties through which the human mind operates. Power comes through real education! No person is educated who has not learned to organize, classify, and intelligently direct the faculties of his mind to a definite end. No person is educated who has not learned to separate facts from mere information, weaving the facts into an organized plan of action, with a definite objective in view. - Napoleon Hill, "The Magic Ladder to Success" (Napoleon Hill's Magazine, April 1921)

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I really enjoy studying works by Napoleon Hill. I know - some of it (including today's addition to The Free Success Manual Download Library) is 90 years young. Think and Grow Rich was first published 73 years ago. Yet, there is something so timeless about Hill's classic Success Manuals.

In today's world, where much, if not most, of our information is obtained via the Internet, I find so much lacking in the communicated message. For me, a 500-word robot post on an autoblog is not capable of providing anything substantive, meaningful and practical. Indeed, the basis for so much of these graveyard sites is not to provide information, but rather to use snipets of information to attract some level of traffic to the site for advertising purposes.

Napoleon Hill's works, on the other hand, are at the opposite end of the spectrum. His deep, thorough analysis of the fundamentals of attaining Success, Wealth and Prosperity are as sound today as they were when originally written. Consider the 12,000 men and women he studied just for "The Magic Ladder to Success" - the subject of today's post. The great thing about Napoleon Hill is that he already did all of the work for us so we don't have to spend the next 20 years engaging is such an evolved project. What a treasure trove of useful information!

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The key to gaining the most out of any of Napoleon Hill's works is to never, never simply read the book and then return it to the bookshelf to collect dust. Hill's books, articles and essays are true working Success Manuals to be studied in continuum, consulted consistently, and actively implemented into daily life. Yes, we MUST put Hill's concepts into action; otherwise, his efforts are of no use.

The version of "The Magic Ladder to Success" the subject of today's post is not the lengthier book version, but the essay that appeared in Napoleon Hill's Magazine in April 1921. It is a great introduction to the greater work that was published years later. A true Success Manual for the ages for everyone. Enjoy!

Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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Richard Catalina, Jr. — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:09:20 +0000

"Before Success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to Quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. Faith is the only known antidote for failure!" - Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

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Well, it was about time.

If you are a regular reader of this site, you already know how strong I feel about the classic Success Manual, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It has been cited extensively throughout these pages. I suppose one must wonder why I have not made it our first addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library.

A spectacular early summer morning view of the Doubleheads mountain formation with rising undercast clouds in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Photo by Brad Bradstreet on July 25, 2009.

The simple answer is that the book, in both published and digital format, is so widely available. It is ubiquitous on the web, with many sites offering it as a freebie for opting-in on an email subscription. As a result, we thought it would make sense to make available first the more uncommon Success Manuals, since Think and Grow Rich may easily be found by anyone searching for it.

Yet, as is the case with many free ebooks circulated in cyber world, we found that most versions of Think and Grow Rich were poorly compiled, edited and constructed. Many versions are so heavily edited, with whole portions even deleted, that the spirit and meaning of this great work are askew. It became apparent that the world needs a Success Manual Strategist Edition of Think and Grow Rich.

That time is now.

I cannot say enough about Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill studied more than 500 of the world's most Successful and Wealthiest individuals over a period of 25 years in order to produce this work. It is a true goldmine and any serious Success Student MUST read it. But, don't stop there: APPLY ITS 13 PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS!

Ladies and gentlemen, The Success Manual now brings you Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

As always, thank you so much for visiting our site!

Until next time, my Friends, many Blessings, Peace - and Namaste!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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