Of the many principles relied upon by Napoleon Hill as necessary in order to achieve Wealth and attain Success are the three following primary elements: Desire, Faith and Persistence.  In fact, Think and Grow Rich devotes an entire chapter to each subject – they are that important.  Upon close examination, however, Napoleon Hill’s three primary and requisite elements to attaining Wealth and Success closely – and neatly – parallel the Three Principles taught by Anthony Robbins in Awaken the Giant Within.

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Success Strategy: The Three Master Principles of Quality Change

If you are a regular to this site – or even if you are not – then you are likely aware that most (if not all) of the ideas and concepts that comprise the underlying basis for my posts are not original.

It’s true.  I am merely a Student of Success and when I read or hear material that resonates well with me, I give it considerable thought and attention and work the ideas and concepts into an article or post with my own spin and in my own expression.  I make no claim of originality as to the underlying ideas and concepts (okay, but it is copyrighted).  In essence, I pass along those teachings – in my own words – that have proven the most valuable to me.

Today is no different.

Most of the time, to the extent that the underlying basis or theme (conceptually) is not my original idea, it is often difficult to credit a specific individual, as typically the idea/concept has been used by many individuals, each of whom have added their own perspective to it.  When the opportunity does present itself – such as with an excerpt or specific idea taken directly from a written work – I endeavor to give proper credit where credit is due.  It is simply not, however, always feasible.

Today, I can credit two Success geniuses: Anthony Robbins and Napoleon Hill.

I have been a fan of both gentlemen for a long, long time.  I remember listening to Anthony Robbins on cassette tapes back in the early 1990s.  And, I first encountered Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill sometime in the early 1980s.

Awaken the Giant Within by Mr. Robbins is simply one of the best Success Manuals ever written, in my very humble opinion, and is an absolute “must” in every aspiring Student’s Success Library.  I am reading it – again – having just started on New Years Day.  I am going to make Awaken the Giant Within my personal Success Course Book for 2011 and utilize it the way that Anthony Robbins recommends – as though he is with me as my personal trainer. (Immediately following this post is an EXCELLENT video of Anthony Robbins in action; I strongly urge you to watch it when you are done reading this piece!)

Interestingly, in Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins also notes the enormous amount of material that he has studied over the years and how his current philosophy and teachings are all based on material that he has read and studied in the past.  As I embark on my journey to read Awaken the Giant like I have never studied it before, I came across a passage from the first chapter that parallels the teachings of Napoleon Hill in Think and Grow Rich.

In Chapter 1 of Awaken, which is entitled “Dreams of Destiny,” Robbins sets forth what he calls the Three Elementary Principles of Change (under the subheading “How to Create Lasting Change,” for those of you who have this book).  As Robbins aptly notes, “For changes to be of any true value, they’ve got to be lasting and consistent.”  How true.  For any “change” that is not lasting and consistent is not really change at all.

In order to effectuate real, lasting and consistent change, Anthony Robbins articulates “three elementary principles of change” that we can use to immediately change our lives.  As he states, “While these principles are simple, they are also extremely powerful when they are skillfully applied.”  These principles are the same, whether used by an individual seeking to create personal change, a company seeking to maximize its potential or a country attempting to carve out its place in the world.

The Three Principles?  One: Raise your standards.  Two: Change your limiting beliefs.  Three: Change your strategy.

I agree.  These Three Principles are simple and they are incredibly powerful.  Yet, I sense that I have stumbled across them before, stated differently.

Enter Napoleon Hill and Think and Grow Rich.

But first, let’s examine Robbins’ Three Principles a bit closer as they are explained in Awaken the Giant.

First Principle: Raise Your Standards.  In order to effectuate honest, lasting and consistent change, Anthony Robbins teaches that we must first raise our standards.  We must be willing to no longer tolerate that which we have deemed acceptable in the past, whether it be lack, limitation or otherwise.  As he explains, when he personally made real, substantial and lasting change, he rote down all the things that he would no longer accept in his life, all the things he would no longer tolerate, and all the things that he aspired to become.  He raised his standards.

Second Principle: Change Your Limiting Beliefs.  Clearly, raising your standards is not enough to effectuate real and consistent quality change in one’s life.  The second principle requires that we change our limiting beliefs.  In other words, we must believe that we can meet (achieve) the newly raised standards.  Makes sense, right?  How can we possibly achieve that which we don’t believe that we can achieve?  As Anthony states, “We must develop a sense of certainty that we can and will meet the new standards before we actually do.”  We must change our limiting beliefs.

Third Principle: Change Your Strategy.  Okay, so we have raised the bar as to that which we aspire and we truly believe that we can achieve our newly-raised standard.  But, that is still not enough.  We need to take Action and continue to take Action until we reach our goal, i.e., until the quality change is effectuated.  The problem, noted here in many posts, is that we usually don’t know how.  That’s okay.  All that is merely required is that we take Action; we will discover how.  The incredibly Successful never know how – they simply find a way, as Thomas Edison did with regard to inventing a working incandescent electric light bulb.  We must continue to evolve our strategies until the Goal is achieved and the quality change effectuated.

In this regard, Robbins states in Awaken that “One of my core beliefs is that if you set a higher standard, and you can get yourself to believe, then you certainly can figure out the strategies.  You simply will find a way.”

So, what do the Three Principles have to do with Napoleon Hill?  Let’s take a look.

Of the many principles relied upon by Napoleon Hill as necessary in order to achieve Wealth and attain Success are the three following primary elements: Desire, Faith and Persistence.  In fact, Think and Grow Rich devotes an entire chapter to each subject – they are that important.  Upon close examination, however, Napoleon Hill’s three primary and requisite elements to attaining Wealth and Success closely – and neatly – parallel the Three Principles taught by Anthony Robbins in Awaken the Giant Within.

Anthony Robbins’ First Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual raise his or her standards and decide – definitively – on that to which we will no longer accept, no longer tolerate and that to which we now deeply aspire.  But, isn’t this the same horse, albeit of a different color, as the “burning” Desire element taught in Think and Grow Rich?

In the chapter on Desire in Think and Grow Rich, Mr. Hill tells the story of Edwin Barnes and his burning, obsessive Desire to work with and become a business partner of Thomas Edison.  It wasn’t a mere wish on the part of Mr. Barnes – it was a deep, burning Desire that left no route of escape.  Barnes’ thought process, as told by Mr. Hill, was the following:

“He did not say, ‘I will keep my eyes open for another opportunity in case I fail to get what I want in the Edison organization.’  He said, ‘There is but ONE thing in this world that I am determined to have, and that is a business association with Thomas A. Edison.  I will burn all bridges behind me and stake my ENTIRE FUTURE on my ability to get what I want.’

“He left himself no possible way of retreat.  He had to win or perish!”

Mr. Barnes’ Desire sounds a lot like Mr. Robbins’ “Raising Your Standards.”  Mr. Barnes was no longer willing to tolerate that which was acceptable in the past and he raised his standards to pursue, with no means of retreat, that to which he deeply aspired.  As noted by Mr. Hill, Barnes left himself no possible way of retreat.  He had to win or perish.  He would no longer tolerate what he wanted to change.  He raised his standards.

This is not mere wishing.  This is “win or perish” Desire.  As Napoleon Hill further notes in this regard, “Wishing will not bring riches.  But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.”

Anthony Robbins’ Second Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual change his or her limiting beliefs.  In other words, in order to effectuate change, we must believe – firmly and unambiguously – that we can – and will – accomplish the Desired change.  Or, as is oft-repeated by Napoleon Hill, “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

This is the whole point of the chapter entitled “Faith” in Think and Grow Rich.  Indeed, consider the following verse which Hill reproduces in the chapter on Faith:

Finally, Anthony Robbins’ Third Principle to effectuating quality change requires that the individual change his or her strategy until the change is accomplished.  Keep pursuing the Goal, utilizing what works and discarding what doesn’t work until you find a way.  But, regardless, never, ever give up.  In other words, Persistence is required.

According to Napoleon Hill in the chapter entitled “Persistence” in Think and Grow Rich, “There may be no heroic connotation to the word ‘persistence,’ but the quality is to a person’s character what carbon is to steel.”

Hill further notes that, “Without PERSISTENCE, you will be defeated even before you start.  With PERSISTENCE, you will win.”

Persistence, as used in Think and Grow Rich (and as the commonly accepted meaning of the word) is simply to continue to strive towards the goal in light of temporary defeats.  If efforts fail to bring you closer to your goal, then simply try a different approach.  Adopt a different strategy.  But, don’t give up!  That is what Persistence is all about.

As we embark on our journey into a new calendar year, it is important to review the fundamentals of Growth.  The Three Master Principles of Quality Change are an established and proven plan.  Whether following the Success Blueprint established by Napoleon Hill in 1937 or by Anthony Robbins in 1991, effectuating quality change requires, at a minimum: 1) an honest and sincere burning Desire, 2) Faith in God and self that one can – and will – attain the Desired Goal, and 3) taking Action – any Action – persistently and continuously until Success is achieved.

Best wishes for a Warm, Prosperous and Healthy 2011!

Until next time.

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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In order to achieve Success in any endeavor, keeping FOCUS is an enormous challenge.  Think about it.  We are bombarded constantly by people, events, circumstances and things that easily distract us, causing us to waste precious time, attention and resources. That is where “W.I.N.” comes in:  "What’s Important Now?"  Does what I am doing NOW move me closer to what I want, faster than whatever else I could be doing?  The more honest you can be in answering this question, the faster you will achieve your Goals and attain the Success you seek.  It really is that simple.  The difficulty lies in 1) Actually engaging in this self-analysis, and 2) Being brutally honest with ourselves.  If what we WANT is that important, we can overcome this perceived “difficulty.”

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Simple Success Key: W.I.N. – What’s Important NOW?

Most of my Success Key posts tend to be on the lengthy side.

I am a lawyer by training, specializing in Intellectual Property Law, and have been practicing law since 1989.  That’s a long time.

Being an effective lawyer in just about any practice area requires the ability to write with clarity.  Whether drafting briefs in support of an important motion to argue in court, crafting last wills, trusts and estate documents, constructing complex contracts (such as, in my case, licensing agreements that may comprise more than 50-70 pages), drafting patent claims – whatever – the objective of the lawyer is to achieve precision and clarity in the written word so as to convey the intended meaning of the message.

Clarity removes ambiguity.  And, in the world of legal work product, ambiguity is bad – very bad.

Yet, as a whole, lawyers are often awful when it comes to a competing goal: brevity.  Hence, once I jump on a topic, I tend to say too much.  Just like I am doing now . . .

So, to the point (after this lengthy introduction), this Success Key will be brief.  Or, at least I will try.

Today’s Success Key is “W.I.N. – What’s Important Now.”

In order to achieve Success in any endeavor, whether financial, losing weight, getting into physical shape, being a better parent or spouse, etc., keeping FOCUS is an enormous challenge.

Distracted and Unfocused. Does what I am doing NOW move me closer to what I want, faster than whatever else I could be doing? Making paper airplanes is a sure way to Succeed! ;-)

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Think about it.  We 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 projects, texting, messaging, telephone calls to family and friends (to talk about nothing), and, of course, the Grand Master of Distraction: The Internet.

How much time do we waste on the computer?  Whether Facebook or Twitter, shopping or perusing, jumping from one insignificant site to another (or worse), we all are guilty of spending excessive amounts of time online doing things that do nothing to further us in reaching our Goals.

I am not saying that any of this is not important; there is a time and place for everything.  But, if you are spending 4 hours a day on Facebook conversing with friends under the pretense of building your Social Network for your online business, you may just be kidding yourself.

That is where “W.I.N.” comes in.  What’s Important Now?

The more honest you can be in answering this question, the faster you will achieve your Goals and attain the Success you seek.  Really.

We must always pay attention to what we are paying attention to.  That is how we can stay Focused.  There are plenty of free Success EBooks on this site that fully address the importance of maintaining a proper Focus and that is not the import of this post.  But, if you think there isn’t a relationship between staying Focused and attaining Success or achieving a Goal, then you better go back and re-read that material.

An online colleague, Paul Myer, who has the best darn Internet Marketing Newsletter (in my humble opinion) offers the following idea.

On our monitors – or wherever else we need to see it – we should post the following note:

“W.I.N. – WHAT’S IMPORTANT NOW?  Does what I am doing NOW move me closer to what I WANT, faster than WHATEVER ELSE I could be doing??”

If we can honestly answer “yes,” than we are on Focus and should continue the activity.

Working Hard or Hardly Working? Staying focused on the most important task at hand is a major key to attaining Success and achieving your Goals. Make it a habit and you will attain Success and Prosperity faster than you can imagine!

If, on the other hand, our honest answer is “no,” then we need to stop what we are doing and shift gears.  We have lost Focus and we need to redirect our attention to WHAT’S IMPORTANT NOW.

It really is that simple.  The difficulty lies in 1) Actually engaging in this self-analysis, and 2) Being brutally honest with ourselves.

If what we WANT is that important, we can overcome this perceived “difficulty.”

Make W.I.N. a Habit.  If you do – and it really is not that difficult – you are well on your way to attaining Success and achieving your Goal.

Start immediately.

[PS - As a shining example, you would not believe how distracted I allowed myself to become in trying to track down suitable images for this post!]

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Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

Richard

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“The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way.  Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich.  Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor.”  -  Wallace D. Wattles, "The Science of Getting Rich"

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Success and Prosperity Master: Wallace D. Wattles, Law of Attraction Teacher and Sage

Finally, after what has seemed an eternity and a relentless deluge of challenges and obstacles, we are putting the finishing touches and running the final tests on The Success Manual Prosperity Library web site, featuring The Wattles Prosperity Bible, The Law of Attraction Prosperity Bible and The Wattles Quotable Bible.

If I was not a Student of Success - as was the case in my prior life - I would have called this venture "a nightmare."  In fact, most people who are personally aware of the trials that we have gone through to make this become a reality see it as that - "what a nightmare!"  I don't.  This challenge was an enormous test of the very principles and teachings to which I subscribe.

If I gave up, quite, walked away - now, that would be failure.  Not temporary defeat, but failure, and I would have nobody to blame but myself.

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In light of this Success, today's post consists of the Foreword to The Wattles Prosperity Bible and is a tribute to the man who inspirired the project, Wallace D. Wattles, Master of the Law of Attraction, and author of many powerful and popular Success Manuals, some of which we feature for free at this site in The Success Manual Free Download Library.

Thank you everyone for your support and for visiting our site.  Be sure to come back Monday, November 22, 2010 for the official launch post on The Success Manual Prosperity Library!

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Foreword

The Wattles Prosperity Bible

 A Five Volume Compilation of the Works of Wallace D. Wattles

Richard A. Catalina, Jr., Esq.

When Wallace Delois Wattles was growing up in the post-Civil War America, the country was undergoing major changes in the political, economic and social arenas.

While the South was rebuilding its battered infrastructure, the North, where Wattles lived, was prospering, both industrially and agriculturally.  This period, known as the Second Industrial Revolution, began in the mid-19^th century, with the growth and expansion of steel, petroleum, as well as chemical and electrical sectors; railways and steam ship industry also thrived in the still- young nation.

In fact, by the time the 19^th century came to a close and the new one dawned, corporate giants such as U.S. Steel and General Electric spawned the legendary tycoons by the names of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew P. Mellon, and J.P. Morgan, among other renowned and often notorious wheelers and dealers of that era.

The extravagant lifestyles of these super-rich industrialists and financiers – which prompted Mark Twain to coin the phrase “Gilded Age” to describe the excesses of the wealthy people in the second half of the 1800s – did not, however, reflect the grim living conditions of the working class.   Historical records show that in 1890, when Wattles was 30, 11 million of America’s 12 million families earned less than $1,200 a year, with the average annual income of $380, well below the poverty line. 

Wallace Delois Wattles: Law of Attraction Sage, Author and Teacher and Master of Success and Prosperity. Mr. Wattles' teachings were a driving force behind Rhonda Byrne's book, "The Secret." How much so? The first time she read "The Science of Getting Rich," she cried!

Not much is known today about Wattles’ life and family, but from the information that is available to us we can surmise that he was born into that modest – not to say poverty-stricken – milieu like the vast majority of his countrymen. 

We cannot say with any certainty that he was inspired by the well-heeled tycoons of the era, but we do know that he turned the art of getting rich into a science.

His philosophy about wealth is succinctly summed up in this quote: “Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich.”

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Putting together Wattles’ biography is a challenging task because very little is known about him.   Whether this dearth was a matter of modesty and humility or merely poor record-keeping we cannot guess, but anyone attempting to research Wattles’ life will hit a brick wall riddled with many gaps and holes.  For instance, his schooling remains a mystery, as does his family.  We know that he had a daughter, Florence, but have no information about his wife.  We also know that early on he worked on a farm and later as a lecturer in Indiana, as well as in some capacity at a Methodist Church, but have no clue about any other jobs he might have held.  We know he died young – at 51 – of “frail” health, but possess no details of what illness he suffered from.  He was a prolific writer, publishing scores of articles, essays and books.  Many of the articles and essays were published as compilations; others as single articles. However, specific details as to many of his published works are few.

What little we do know about his childhood and later life can be gleaned from the letters Florence wrote to Wattles’ publisher, Elizabeth Towne.   From those letters we can construct a sketchy portrait of a compassionate and caring man of profound convictions, and a prolific writer who believed his ideas would transform people’s lives.

Although Wattles remains – given the scarcity of information about him – somewhat of an enigma, he wrote some of the most powerful self-help books ever published.  As a matter of fact, the young farm boy grew up to be a trailblazer in the area of wealth-building, personal empowerment and success, a field that, while in its infancy during Wattles’ lifetime, blossomed as the “New Thought” era, and which today is a billion-dollar industry.  Indeed, the “self improvement” market in the U.S. alone is estimated as worth more than $13.9 billion in 2010.[1]

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In a way, Wallace Delois Wattles’ life is a quintessential rags-to-riches story. 

He was born in 1860 in Illinois, and later lived in Indiana.  According to the 1880 US Federal Census, young Wallace was probably the only child of a gardener and a housewife.  He lived with his parents on a farm in Nunda Township, McHenry County, Illinois.  With little formal education, he spent his early years toiling as a farm laborer.  In those days, life on a farm was dismal, requiring long hours of backbreaking labor.  Even though new farm equipment was invented and introduced during that period, horses, oxen and people still provided the power that fueled the machines. 

Eking out a living from a farm, which relied heavily on weather-dependant crops, was a challenge then, as it is, though maybe to a lesser degree, now.   We do not know for sure whether this was the only work Wattles did in his youth, but his life at the time is reported to have been one of poverty, hardship, and failure.  We will never know for certain, but perhaps this strife had sparked Wattles’ desire to become successful and rich and to understand proper and healthy living. 

One of Florence’s messages to Mrs. Towne provides some insight into what drove her father to overcome his humble beginnings and ultimately led him to pen a series of highly successful self-help books:   “For years his life was cursed by poverty and the fear of poverty.  He was always scheming and planning to get for his family those things, which make the abundant life possible.”

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In 1896, the 36-year-old Midwesterner attended a “convention of reformers” in Chicago, where he met George Davis Herron.   Two years Wattles’ junior, Herron was a controversial Congregational Church minister and professor of Applied Christianity at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where he attracted attention for his radical religious views, namely a new philosophy called Christian Socialism.  A movement that originated in the mid-19th-century Europe, it combined the fundamentals of Socialism with the principles of Christianity as a means of helping the poor.

Florence wrote to Mrs. Towne that her father caught Herron’s social vision.  “I shall never forget the morning he came home,” she related.  “It was Christmas.  Mother had put her last dollar into a cuff box and we had placed it beneath an evergreen branch which served for our Christmas tree and which we had illuminated with tallow candles and strung with popcorn.  Finally Father came.  With that beautiful smile he praised the tree, said the cuff box was just what he had been wanting - and took us all in his arms to tell us of the wonderful social message of Jesus, the message which he later embodied in ‘A New Christ.’ From that day until his death he worked unceasingly to realize the glorious vision of human brotherhood.”

According to Florence, at one time her father had held a position in the Methodist Church, but was fired because of his “heresy,” possibly the Christian Socialism views, which were not quite compatible with the mainstream Christianity.  Two of his books, “A New Christ” and “Jesus: The Man and His Work” focused on Christianity from a Socialist perspective.  As a matter of fact, Wattles was so involved in the movement, that he twice ran as a Socialist candidate for two public offices:  in the Eighth Congressional District in 1908, and two years later, for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Indiana’s Madison County’s 50th court district.  He lost both elections, but Florence became a delegate to the Socialist Party National Committee in 1912 and 1915.

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Another new spiritual movement that Wattles embraced with zeal and conviction, and which had, in large measure, influenced his thinking and writing, was called New Thought.  This movement started to emerge in the second half of the 19^th century, at about the same time as Christian Socialism.

This was a turning point for Wattles, the moment that likely re-defined and re-directed his life to some degree. 

The movement, which remains active to this day, promotes the idea that all of life’s circumstances and events, whether positive or negative, be they physical or mental in nature, originate in the mind as a consequence of our thinking and beliefs, and, therefore, “right thinking” can change our lives positively. 

Like many thinkers and philosophers from a variety of churches and religious denominations, and even some secular groups and individuals as well, Wattles became a proponent of these metaphysical tenets relating to the power of positive thinking, the law of attraction, creative visualization, and other essential life forces that formed the basis of his beliefs and writings.  Today the self-improvement and personal growth industry is a thriving, multi-billion-dollar sector, but in Wattles’ time it was still in its nascent stages.   The New Thought movement, however, marked an important milestone in the development of the self-help phenomenon.

Because of the unbridled optimism, positive energy, and personal empowerment inherent to the New Thought principles, Wattles, along with his contemporaries like Napoleon Hill, Frank Channing Haddock, Thomas Troward, William Walker Atkinson, and, a bit later, Dale Carnegie, had become one of the earliest self-help pioneers – people who believed in improving themselves and all the aspects of their lives by harvesting their spiritual and inner strengths.  Essentially, the mind can achieve whatever it can conceive.

Wattles’ brand of motivational self-improvement philosophy is best expressed in this quote of his: “The scientific use of thought consists in forming a clear and distinct mental image of what you want; in holding fast to the purpose to get what you want; and in realizing with grateful faith that you do get what you want.”

Wattles discovered an outlet for his ideas in Nautilus, a magazine for New Thought writers founded in 1898 by Elizabeth Towne.  In it, Wattles found a fitting forum to advance his ideas and foster his writing skills.  As Florence explained: “When we came to Elwood (Indiana) three years ago, Father began a Sunday night lectureship in Indianapolis.  This was our only source of income.  Later he began to write for Nautilus and to word out his own philosophy.  He wrote almost constantly.  Then it was that he formed his mental picture.  He saw himself as a successful writer, a personality of power, an advancing man, and he began to work toward the realization of this vision.”

Wattles applied the New Thought principles to his own life through personal experimentation.  For example, he tested some of the health and food fads fashionable at that time, such as the “No Breakfast Plan,” before encouraging his readers to try out his theories on themselves. 

How a poor man with little education was able to form such a far-reaching vision and bring it to fruition with numerous books remains a mystery.  What is certain is that his works, at least by some assessments, are among the most powerful personal improvement books ever written.   

While Wattles authored numerous works, his best-known are likely the trilogy of “The Science of Being Rich” (1910), “The Science of Being Well” (1910) and “The Science of Being Great” (1911).  All three are fitting examples of self-improvement and personal success theories he had become known for, as demonstrated in Florence’s letter to Mrs.  Towne: “The supreme faith of the man never left him; never for a moment did he lose confidence in the power of the master Intelligence to right every wrong and to give to every man and woman his or her share of the good things of life.”

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“The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way.  Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich.  Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor.”

The above quote is a paragraph from Chapter 2 of Wattles’ “The Science of Getting Rich,” a forerunner of every personal finance and self-help book ever written.  His statement that this pragmatic text is “intended for the men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get rich first, and philosophize afterward,” rings as true in the second decade of the 21^st century as it did when it was first published 100 years ago.  

Incredibly, there exists today million dollar self-help businesses founded solely on “The Science of Getting Rich.”

While many people believe that amassing wealth is a matter of hard work, luck, or a combination of both, Wattles promoted a more scientific approach.  “There is a science of getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic,” he famously noted.  “There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches, and once these laws are learned and obeyed by anyone, that person will get rich with mathematical certainty.”

“The Science of Getting Rich,” still widely read and highly acclaimed today, laid ground for “The Science of Being Great,” in which Wattles stated that “Greatness is equally inherent in all, and may be manifested by all.  Every person may become great.”

The inspirational and motivational message is also clear in “The Science of Being Well,” where Wattles writes that the work is directed at “those who want health, and who want a practical guide and handbook, not a philosophical treatise.  It is an instructor in the use of the universal Principle of Life, and my effort has been to explain the way in so plain and simple a fashion that the reader, though he may have given no previous study to New Thought or metaphysics, may readily follow it to perfect health.  While retaining all essentials, I have carefully eliminated all non-essentials; I have used no technical, abstruse, or difficult language, and have kept the one point in view at all times.”   

The question that arises is whether Wattles successfully applied his New Thought beliefs and theories on how an average person can become rich, happy and healthy regardless of his or her circumstances to his own life.  From Florence’s correspondence to Mrs. Towne it would appear that he did.  Before his death in 1911 at 51, Florence reported that “he made lots of money, and had good health, except for his extreme frailty.”

There is no information on how many “regular” people who read Wattles’ works in the past century had been influenced by his message.  We do know, however, that the Australian New Thought writer Rhonda Byrne said her inspiration for the hit 2006 movie, “The Secret,” as well as the same-titled book, came from Wattles’ “The Science of Getting Rich.”  When she first opened the book in 2004, Byrne relates on her website, “Something inside of me had me turn the pages one by one, and I can still remember my tears hitting the pages as I was reading it.  It gave me a glimpse of The Secret and it was like a flame inside of my heart.” 

So in the end, the little-known life of Wallace Delois Wattles was, in many ways, a quintessentially American story of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps, succeeding against all odds, and influencing the lives of others.  In the words of his daughter Florence, “His life was truly the powerful life.”

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Belief IS a fundamental element to achieving Success and attaining Prosperity.  In order to Succeed, you MUST believe that you can.  If you lack that Belief, you most certainly will not achieve your Goal, Succeed or attain the Prosperity you Desire.  Belief is FAITH, and Faith is BELIEF.  It all starts within and must be Impressed before it can be Expressed and Realized.

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The stronger your Belief, the greater your level of Success.  "The size of your Success will be in direct proportion to the size of your Belief."

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How to Solve ANY Problem

Are you presently facing a “problem” that appears to have no solution?  Yes?  Good.  This Post may be just what you need.

Throughout Life, we all face what we commonly refer to as “problems.”  In fact, many individuals view Life itself as a series of problems – one after another – some large, some small, but all problems just the same.  Some unfortunate Souls actually perceive Life itself as one giant “problem.”  How sad!

People “struggle” with “problems.”  And, that is quite unfortunate, because it really doesn’t have to be that way.

In fact, I would suggest that there are no such things as “problems,” and that there doesn’t have to be any “struggling.”  “Problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing.

Stay with me here . . .

Of course, if you presently face a significant challenge in your life (notice that I did not use the word “problem,” thereby already changing the meaning and significance of the undesirable and unwanted set of circumstances that most would refer to as a “problem”), you may find little comfort in such Wisdom.  After all, these few simple words will likely not provide the resolution or solution you seek.  It is, however, a start.

Indeed, there is a magical, surefire way to solve or eliminate ANY “problem” that may be plaguing you.  Follow these Ten (10) Steps – honestly and diligently – and I assure you that you will realize one of the following three (3) outcomes: 1) You will solve your “problem,” 2) The problem will resolve itself, or 3) You will simply no longer view the “problem” as a “problem” – it will simply seek to exist.

Regardless of which of the three outcomes you experience, the result is the same: Freedom from the “problem.”

It is really quite simple and the beauty of it is that – IT WORKS!  I personally use this technique consistently and it has never, ever failed me.  It has been thoroughly developed, re-tooled and time-tested, and it is powerfully effective.

Step One: Every Problem Has a Solution

Every “problem” has a Solution.  Not some, not most – ALL.  All “problems” have Solutions and are resolvable.

In 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 First Step in resolving any “problem” is to know, understand and believe that there IS a solution, there is an answer.  To realize the ultimate Solution, all that is required is that you increase your personal Level of Awareness to discover the possible Solutions and then implement the one that provides the greatest benefit towards your Desired outcome.

You MUST understand and accept this fact – that every “problem” has a Solution – as TRUE.  If you do not accept this proposition as the Truth, the likelihood that you will realize the Solution is highly unlikely.  Think about it: if you do not believe that there is a Solution to your dilemma, what are the chances that you will attempt to realize it?  You won’t.  And, your “problem” will remain unresolved and continue to fester.

The simple fact is that, at present, you simply do not see the Solution.  For if you did, then the “problem” would no longer exist; it would be resolved.  Simply start with the unconditional Believe and Faith that your “problem” has a solution – many solutions – and all that is needed is for you to discover it.

Step Two: De-Personalize the “Problem”

Having accepted the Truth that there is a Solution to your so-called “problem,” the next step is to “de-personalize the problem.”

What does that mean and why is it important?

What it means is that YOU are NOT your “problem” (okay, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you get the point).  You are separate from your “problem” – it exists entirely outside of you.

Wait a minute – didn’t I just say earlier that “problems,” in and of themselves, are nothing more than mere creatures of the mind; they have no existence on their own, and to the extent that we “struggle” with them, that is of our own doing?  Yes, I did.  To avoid undue confusion, let’s immediately reconcile these concepts.

First, we must define what we mean when we use the term “problem.”  After all, “problem” has many meanings (e.g., “Did you finish your math problems in your homework assignment?”)  Essentially, what we all commonly refer to as “problems” are mere UNDESIRABLE conditions and/or circumstances.  “Undesirable” to whom?  The person who claims them to be a “problem.”  What may be one person’s “problem” may be another persons’ joy.  In other words, the nature, level and extent of a particular “problem” are in the eye of the beholder.

As such, we must understand that the undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are EXTERNAL to us; the identification of those events, conditions and circumstances as a “problem,” on the other hand, is INTERNAL – 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 – they just are.  The only meaning of those external events, conditions and circumstances is the meaning that we ascribe to these facts internally in our Mind.

And that is where we need to draw the line and depersonalize the “problem.”  The undesirable events, conditions and circumstances are external facts.  They are not us – they just are.  So, as part of the Second Step, we need to distinguish and understand that the nature of the “problem” is something outside of ourselves; how we perceive a problem, contrarily, is internal and a function of Mind – something over which we may assert control and change.

We must depersonalize the “problem” and personalize the Solution.  The “problem” lies without; the Solution will be realized within.

Step Three: Open Your Creative Mind

Some “problems” may be resolved through simple, deductive reasoning (e.g., 2+2=4).  Other “problems” are not that easy – there are too many intangible variables – and, therefore, more is required.

Most so-called “problems” require something more than deductive reasoning, for if it were that simple (relatively speaking, of course), then “problems” wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) linger on without resolution – assuming that one is making bona fide attempts to resolve the “problem.”  So, how do we resolve “problems” that elude conscious analyzation?

The answer is to open your Creative Mind, your Subconscious, to the Infiniteness of Universe and all that is possible.

We have already accepted the fact that every “problem” has a Solution (Step One).  And, we have depersonalized the “problem,” and have further accepted as Truth that the Solution must come from within (Step Two).  If you don’t have the Solution now, and you have been working on resolving your “problem” for some time, from whence shall the Solution come?

When you open your Creative Mind to what is possible, you allow the answer to come to you.  Let’s face it: our Conscious Mind is not always the best “problem” solver; in fact, it probably gets us into “problems” more than it gets us out of them.

The Wright Brothers had a firm belief that they could build a flying-machine. The ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that. It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.

Think of the Wright Brothers and their firm belief that they could build a flying-machine.  People at that time thought the Wrights were crazy.  Moreover, their own father, a minister, harshly admonished them, claiming that they would burn in hell merely for suggesting the idea!  Yet, the ability to build a “flying machine” – today a fact not even questioned – has been in existence as long as the Universe, and the Wright Brothers knew that.  It (the Principle of Flight) merely required that man finally achieve the requisite Level of Awareness where the principle of fixed wing flight could be realized.  Nonetheless, the Principle of Flight, and the scientific laws governing that principle, always existed.

In fact, every law and principle of what may be possible in the future already exists here and now – simply waiting to be discovered.  Think of it: a unified theory of the Universe, from the grand to the subatomic, which has eluded scientists since the time of Einstein already exists.  We just don’t know it – yet.  As a race (human race), our Level of Awareness requires greater Understanding.

The same holds true for the Solution to your “problem.”  You just don’t know it yet and the way you will discover it is to open your Creative Mind.

Step Four: Remove Obstructions to Overcome Obstacles

So, how does one open his or her Creative Mind?

The crucial first step is to remove all Obstructions.  You will not realize the proper Solution to your “problem” if your Mind is clogged with needless, destructive clutter - Obstructions.

What are “Obstructions?”  Fear.  Doubt.  Worry.  Anxiety.  Negative thinking.  These are all States of Mind (mental states) that not only will fail to resolve your “problem,” but will actively and affirmatively work against realizing a Solution.  As long as you harbor Obstructions, the likelihood that you will solve your “problem” is very, very slim.

Obstructions such as Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking literally clog the channels of your Creative Mind.  You cannot think in a constructive, creative fashion when you are focused on the negative and gripped with Fear and Worry.  It is simply not possible.

Moreover, Obstructions are just that: Obstructions.  They block the flow of Creative Spirit through your Conscious and Subconscious Minds.  If you were so ensconced with Fear and Anxiety – to the point of paralysis – do you think you would hear God whispering the answer to you?  God rarely shouts, and outside of Biblical accounts, I don’t know of anyone to whom God appeared or spoke accompanied by bolts of lighting and fire. 

God speaks to our Heart and the way to hear God in this fashion is to quiet the Mind.  Obstructions are anything but quiet and can produce compulsive thought and action.

In Step One we accepted the uncontroverted Truth that all “problems” have Solutions.  Truly knowing that – with unconditional Faith and Believe – is usually sufficient to instill a Peace of Heart that clears the Obstructions.  If you find yourself still hindered by these negative States of Mind, work (but don’t struggle) to remove the blockage.

Step Five: Understand that Obstructions Are a Result of Ignorance

So, how do we remove Obstructions with Peace and without struggling?  Through Understanding, Knowledge and Awareness.

We must increase our Level of Awareness, gain Knowledge and Understand the causes of Fear, Doubt, Worry, Anxiety and Negative Thinking.  While tomes may be (and are) written on the subject, it is critical to UNDERSTAND that such destructive Mental States are caused by or a result of Ignorance.

Ignorance of what?

First, not knowing WHERE the answer or solution lies.

Consider.  A young couple is deeply in debt and they both lost their jobs.  With each passing month, they sink deeper and deeper into debt.  Their levels of Fear, Doubt and Worry increase.  Negative Thinking persists.  They see no way out.

Therein lays the problem: They see no way out.

Suppose I 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, I consult my crystal ball and show them the winning multimillion dollar lottery numbers for the following week.  All they would need to do is play that winning combination of numbers on the right day and they become instant winners of $50 million.

What do you think would happen to their Doubt, Worry, Anxiety, Fear and Negative Thinking (at least with respect to their debt and unemployment “problem”)?  It would immediately vanish into thin air!  Why?  Because they now see their Solution!

When we see the Solutions to our “problems” – even if those answers are not immediately available – the levels of our Obstructions immediately drop, if not completely dissipate.  As such, it is the Ignorance as to the Solution that gives rise to the Obstructions.  We fail to see from where the Good that we Desire is going to come and that fuels our Obstructive Mental States.

If we can begin to truly and honestly Understand that there IS a Solution (or multiple solutions) to our “problem,” and all that is required is that we raise our Level of Awareness to realize the Solution, an immediate effect is that we begin to overcome the Ignorance giving rise to our Obstructions.  Just knowing that there IS a solution already begins to bring Peace, which, in turn, opens our Creative Mind to receive the answer!

As long as we remained locked in the Negative, we will not see the Positive.  We need to clean the House of our Minds, and like a skilled surgeon who removes blockage from diseased arteries, we must remove the Obstructions of our Creative Mind and allow Life to flow freely.

Step Six: Reframe the “Problem”

All along, I have been using the word “problem” to describe and define the undesired set of conditions and circumstances.  Step Six is to “reframe” the nature of “problem,” including the very word “problem.”

We may start by no longer using the word “problem” as the definition or indicia of the undesired conditions and circumstances.  The term “problem” immediately delivers a negative connotation – almost signifying a situation to which there is no Solution.  That is why I have been using quotes with the word throughout this article – to establish the significance (or, more appropriately, the insignificance) of the actual word.

Instead of the word “problem,” use either the terms “Challenge” or “Obstacle.”  Immediately your perspective changes towards the undesired conditions and circumstances, for both words convey a more positive meaning and both inherently suggest that there exist solutions or answers.

Think about it: who likes “problems?”  In fact, we try to avoid “problems.”  It is human nature to run from “problems” (who awakes in the morning thinking “Boy, I can’t wait to deal with the scourge of my problems today!”)

“Challenges,” on the other hand, are an invitation for Action! (Some definitions for the word “challenge” include: “an 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 someone's skill and abilities”).  Who can turn down a legitimate Challenge – whether from someone else or ourselves?

Really, reframing the term “problem” to “Challenge” or “Obstacle” should be done as soon as one begins thinking that he or she has a “problem.”  In terms of actual timing, therefore, Step Six should be tackled right along with Step One.  Thinking of your undesired conditions or circumstances as a Challenge or mere Obstacle ab initio will do wonders for your Mental State and accelerate your progress in realizing your optimum Solution.

Next, it is highly important to understand – and further reframe the undesired conditions and circumstances that we now call a Challenge or Obstacle – that ALL Challenges or Obstacles are invitations to Growth.  Yes, indeed!  When faced with a Challenge or Obstacle, your present inability to solve or find the Solution stems from your present Level of Awareness.  In Step Five, we explored how this Ignorance gives rise to fatal-thinking Obstructions and how they must be eliminated.  This MUST be true, for if your present Level of Awareness was sufficient, you would already have the Solution.  As such, to realize the Solution, you must Grow your current Level of Awareness.

The fact that you don’t have the Solution is evidence that you must increase your present Level of Awareness.

Understand that reasons for Growth are usually irrelevant, for Growth is inherently Good.  Nature is always seeking further Expansion, Expression and Growth.  By Growing – whether intellectually, Spiritually, emotionally, physically – you are fulfilling one of the greatest of our human duties.  We were born to Grow and it is God’s calling that we all Grow and live to our full Potential.  Face it: We were not born to spend our lives on the sofa watching television.

It is therefore critical to Understand that whatever your Challenge or Obstacle, it is an invitation to GROW.  And, in some strange fashion which we may not readily comprehend, it may be a Divine mandate to do so.

When you realize the Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle, you will necessarily be at a higher Level of Awareness.  And, if the nature of your Challenge or Obstacle was most difficult – perhaps oppressive – your Level of Awareness will be even higher.  You may have even developed Character along the way, one of the greatest of all personality traits.

Lastly, keep in mind that all Obstacles are mere stepping stones to achieving a greater Good – a certain Goal or Success.  In order to achieve any objective, you must necessarily face and overcome the Obstacles or Challenges along the way requisite to attaining that Success. (See Posts, "Success Strategy: Converting Obstacles to Stepping Stones: The Key to Victory," March 7, 2010, and "Success Key 5: Embrace Obstacles, the Stepping Stones to Success," January 23, 2010).

Step Seven: Take Action

Step Seven is simple: Take Action.

What kind of Action?  Any Action.

The key here is that you need not necessarily know precisely what to do to – just begin.  If you knew the precise set of Action Steps to realize the Solution, you would have already taken that course and the Obstacle resolved.  What is important is that you begin solving the Obstacle by taking any Action – as long as it is not impulsive and based on irrational emotion or Obstruction.

Action is Empowering.  Action increases Levels of Awareness.  Action creates Opportunity.

Once you have taken that first Action step, you are on the path to finally addressing the undesired conditions and circumstances.  Even if those first Action steps are just tiny steps, you are nonetheless on the way and knowledge of the simple fact is quite empowering.

It is important to note that, while the initial Action Steps may not lead you in the right direction, valuable information – in the form of feedback – is always gained.  At the very least, you will discover what doesn’t work – and you may move on to Plan B.  No Action taken ever results in failure; valuable information is always obtained.  The key is to keep trying, keep moving, and keep taking Action.  You will find the way!

Sometimes taking Action is 50% of the process towards realizing the Solution.  You may think that attaining the resolution will take much time and effort, but then after taking that first Action step, you come to realize that the Challenge is not as substantial as you previously thought – perhaps it is even easy.  I cannot tell you how many times that the “bark” that I feared was actually worse than the “bite.”  The so-called “problem” turned out to be an easy, no-brainer and I regretted the fact that I had not taken Action earlier – it would have saved me significant time, energy and resources.

You will usually discover as you take Action that what you perceived to be insurmountable isn’t, and that solving the situation will not be the effort that you imagined.  You will not come to that realization, however, unless and until Action is actually taken.

Roll up your sleeves and get started.

Step Eight: Time and the Law of Gestation

Everything has its season and the Universe works in cyclic, rhythmic fashion.

If your present Challenge is to find a way to feed your family today, the solution is not planting corn.  There is the Law of Gestation: after planting, the corn seed must geminate, sprout, grow (and grow and grow and grow) and bear fruit.  The fruit, the ears of corn (really a grain) must properly mature and then you must harvest it.  All of this will take a certain amount of time over which you have very little control.

All seeds – including Seeds of Thought and Greatness – have a gestation period.  There is a Law of Cause and Effect, but there also is the Law of Gestation, which states that the Effects of the Cause will take the time that the Universe (Nature, through our Infinite Creator) requires.

Depending on your particular Challenge or Obstacle, and the Action steps that you take – and the ultimate Solution desired – there will be the factor of time as determined by the applicable Law of Gestation.  Often, we don’t know how long it may take for fruit to bear, but as long as we remain steadfast and true to realizing the Desired result, there will be fruit.

This is also another reason why it is important to be consistent – and persistent – with our Action steps.  With continued Action, Persistence and Perseverance, it is possible to accelerate the process of realizing our Solution within the confines of the Law of Gestation.

For example, suppose that realizing the Solution to a particular Challenge by a particular individual necessarily must require a total of fifty (50) hours of bona fide, consistent Action (by application of the Law of Gestation).  If the individual only dedicates one (1) hour per day towards that objective, it will take fifty (50) days before she finally realizes the ultimate Solution .  However, by devoting two (2) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day (instead of only one hour), she can accelerate the process and realize the ultimate Solution in half the time: twenty-five (25) days.  Now, if she was really motivated and determined, in theory, she may dedicate ten (10) hours of bona fide, consistent Action per day towards overcoming her Challenge.  Assuming that fatigue, Obstructions, and other inhibiting factors are kept at bay, she can further accelerate the process and realize her ultimate Solution in a mere five (5) days!  So while the Law of Gestation 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 Action.

Another insight to understanding the Law of Gestation is a quote from Anthony Robbins: “God’s delays are not God’s denials.”  In other words, God works on a different calendar and clock than we do.

Why is this so important?  Because when many individuals fail to realize the Solution to their Challenge or Obstacle immediately, they simply quit.  Give up.  Abandon ship.  When that happens, one thing is for certain: they will NOT solve the Challenge.

Quitting is “game over.”  Failure.

If you do not immediately realize your Solution, keep trying, keep taking Action steps, keep working these Ten Steps.  You WILL realize the solution.  Chances are that the mess you are in didn’t happen overnight, so it may be unreasonable to think or expect that it may be cleaned up overnight.

Time itself may be just another aspect or feature of the Challenge that you face, so view it as such.  Reframe the nature of the Challenge or Obstacle to further include the time variable.  Don’t make the issue of time another, separate “problem.”  Patience may be required and that virtue is yet another characteristic of Growth.

Persevere.  Persist.  Work it.

Step Nine: Have Faith

The importance of Faith – Faith in yourself and Faith in God – cannot be overstated. 

We could write volumes on the significance of Faith to finding a Solution to your Challenge or Obstacle; time and space do not permit that here.

Napoleon Hill has stated many times, “The man who can is the man who thinks he can.”

If you already accepted the notion that every Challenge or Obstacle has a Solution (Step One), then why not accept the Faith and Belief that you will realize that Solution?

“Ya gotta believe, baby, ya gotta believe.”

If you do not Believe or have no Faith that you will realize a Solution, will you honestly pursue the Solution?  If you answered this question in the affirmative, then you must fancy in chasing ghosts.

Step Ten: The Attitude of Gratitude

Finally, as Step Ten, despite the nature, level and extent of your Challenge or Obstacle, remain Grateful for all that you have.  Seek the Good in your Life and by doing so, the significance of the Challenge or Obstacle will diminish.

Relinquish resentment.  Drop jealousy and envy.  Adopt the Attitude of Gratitude.

Studies have shown that patients with the most severe illnesses fair best in treatment when they are grateful for the Good in their lives – despite the illness – and they reject negative attitudes such as resentment, anger, jealously or envy.  Such mental states are nothing more than Obstructions, discussed in Steps Four and Five.  They not only block your Creative Mind, but they stain your Spirit and become a focal point of your concentration.  This eventually leads to self-absorbed self-pity – and there is no way you will overcome your Challenge or Obstacle if you are engaged in that game.

Be grateful.  Rejoice in the Good all around you!  If you focus on the Good, more Good will come; contrarily, if you focus on the Negative, then you will receive more of the Negative.  This is the Law of Attraction, pure and simple.

If you have trouble seeing the Good and finding Gratitude, grab a notebook and pen and find a quiet, comfortable place to sit by yourself for an hour or so and begin writing all that for which you are grateful.  It may take a little time to get started, but once the juices start flowing, you will be astounded at how much you have written – how much there is in your life for which you should be Grateful.  By the time this exercise is done, you will feel profoundly different and view your Challenge or Obstacle in an entirely different light.

When I feel overwhelmed by a Challenge or Obstacle and see myself starting to slide in a negative fashion, I work my “Gratitudes” by stopping whatever I am doing and spending some time with my children.  An hour of building blocks, reading or just playing with them – and seeing the unconditional Love and excitement of Life in their eyes – has an amazing impact.  Problem?  What Problem?

Adopting the Attitude of Gratitude with honesty and sincerity is the quickest way to jump start out of a “stuck” position.  It works – every time.  But, you need to actually work it, and if that requires some quiet time in isolation with your thoughts and a notebook, then do it.

Conclusion

That’s it.  The Ten Steps to Universal Problem Solving.  With continued practice and patience, you will find these Ten Steps will work Miracles in your Life.

Believe.

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[Publisher's Note: Recently, we featured a guest Post by Myles Miller entitled, Success Strategy: The Power of Conquering FEAR!  Today's Post is a great follow-up to Myles' article, as we examine this thing called our "Comfort Zone," why we use it, how it prevents us from Advancement, Growth and Success, and how we can face down the irrational Fear that keeps us locked in the self-imposed prison of the Comfort Zone.  I look forward to any Comments, so please feel free to chime in and add your two cents worth!]

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 1.          Why We Fail

Why do most people fail to achieve their Goals?  Why do most people fail to attain Success?  Why do most people fail to acquire Wealth?  There are many reasons, but one reason stands out ahead of the others.  Indeed, it is obvious: The main reason most people Fail is because – they QUIT!

I have said it many times before and I will note it again: If attaining Success was easy, many more would Succeed; if acquiring Wealth was easy, many more would be Wealthy.  The fact of the matter is that many who wish for Success or Wealth either never really get off the ground trying in sincere effort or they simply Quit – usually shortly after beginning their quest.

Persistence, a necessary ingredient to attain Success or acquire Wealth, may be defined as “sustained effort in the face of all odds or adversity.”  Of Persistence, Napoleon Hill states in his classic Success Manual, Think and Grow Rich, that it “is an essential factor in the procedure of transmuting Desire into its monetary equivalent.”  (See page 312 of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (1937 Version) Success Manual Strategist Edition 2010).  If one is truly Persistent, as the above definition points out, Quitting is NOT an option.

Yet, how often do we see people – ourselves included – embark on a journey to achieve Success or attain a Goal and then Fail?  Thousands and thousands of times.  I am not referring to temporary defeat, which even the most ardent Successful experience – as they necessarily must – in order to Succeed.  ALL Success requires a certain level of temporary defeat, set backs and obstacles that must be overcome.  (See Post: Success Key No. 5: Embrace Obstacles, the Stepping Stones to Success).  I am referring to FAILURE.  Failure (Quitting) is fundamentally different than temporary defeat.

No one really Fails unless and until one Quits.

Consider how many individuals make so-called “New Year’s Resolutions,” only to “break” the resolutions within months, weeks, days or even hours after the start of the New Year.  Initially, there is great Enthusiasm – usually before the New Year begins – but because of flawed internal programming, the resolution cannot be kept.  And, so, in an effort to save face, fool themselves and fool others, a litany of excuses is developed to justify Quitting.  Quitting the pursuit of one’s honest and sincere Desire is never justified; you are only Quitting on yourself.  Temporary defeat and even retreat, on the other hand, is sometimes necessary (or even unavoidable) as sound strategy.

But, this all still begs the question – why, then, do people Quit?

2.          The Real Reason: FEAR

The real reason people Quit – and, therefore, fail to Succeed – is FEAR.

I am not referring to the natural “fight or flight” form of Fear which God instilled in the human species as an involuntary system of survival.  Rather, the type of Fear to which I refer is the subtle, irrational Fear that keeps us stuck, prevents us from Growing, and thus, thwarts any meaningful attempts at attaining Achievement, Success or Prosperity.

By way of example, if you narrowly escaped a potentially fatal car accident, or awoke one night to find an intruder in your home, or jumped at the sound of an alarm because your office building was on fire, you better have Fear.  For it is this type of Fear that provides your mind and body with the adrenaline, hormones, corticosteroids and other body chemicals critical to your survival.  Without these nature helpers, your ability to overcome the danger you face would be lessened and your chances of survival greatly diminished.  Fear, produced by these substances is a good thing.  This type of Fear keeps you alive.

But there is another kind of Fear 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 Fear 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 Fear is self-induced, pernicious and irrational.  It works in stealth mode and its objective is simple: to keep Change and Growth at bay and keep you locked in your “Comfort Zone.”  This type of Fear causes a slow, painful death.

Understanding the abnormal form of Fear is critical to Advancement, Growth, and ultimately, Success.

3.          The Comfort Zone

The so-called “Comfort Zone” is a hazard to your well-being.  Yes, you heard that right.

You see, your Comfort Zone loves you more than you love it.  It wants you to stay, make yourself at home and never leave.  And, it achieves this objective by making your internal intellectual, emotional and spiritual home nice and comfy cozy.  Ironically, while natural Fear fosters survival, unnatural, abnormal Fear inhibits survival!

The latter, therefore, cannot be an expression of Nature or of our Universal Creator, for Nature always seeks further and fuller expression of itself, i.e., Growth.  And, the source of this insidious form of Fear?  US – we do it to ourselves.

Our Comfort Zones: The internal hiding places that imprison us and prevent us from Growth, Advancement and Success. When we venture outside of our Comfort Zone, we must expect to experience a respectful level of discomfort as we embark into unchartered territories.

It wasn’t always this way.  We were all born with a God-given, natural ability to wander (and wonder) out of our personal Comfort Zone.  Watch young children play and you will immediately see this as fact.  They don’t know what is and what is not “dangerous,” and therefore act as little danger magnets, taking risks that take our breath away.  They explore their world with reckless abandon, absorbing every experience into their little minds.  They have no self-imposed limiting beliefs of themselves.  They just are.  They are true little Zen masters.

But, what happens as they grow and begin to form beliefs about their world – particularly on emotional issues and matters?  They learn to become irrationally “afraid.”

My youngest son is almost four years old.  When he was two, he was Mr. Fearless.  The dark, being alone, climbing stairs and ladders – whatever – he did and he wasn’t afraid.  Fast forward two years later, and he is now afraid of certain things that previously he didn’t even know existed.  What happened?

His mind developed, and with it, the ability to scare himself – irrationally – through self-imposed beliefs (of course, he doesn’t know that).  The dark two years ago is the same dark as today.  The events themselves did not change – he changed.  The way he interprets his world changed, and in accordance, his behavior followed suit.  As a result, his fear of the dark now prevents him from doing (being, doing and having more) what previously was a “no brainer” (no pun intended).

As adults, we have created so many abnormal, unnatural and irrational fears in our head that the only safe haven left is our Comfort Zone.  Most people “don’t want any problems” and prefer to just “punch the clock and make a living.”  They just want to wait out their lives in a nice easy fashion with no risk of any kind.  In other words, they never, ever venture outside of their Comfort Zone – for any reason.  Bob Proctor would say “Well, why are they here?”

4.          Growth and Advancement Require Abandonment of the Comfort Zone

If you are ever going to advance in life and seek to be, do and have more, you must – necessarily – leave the cozy confines of your Comfort Zone.  There is no other way.  Period.

Think about it.  If your goal is to achieve something that you have never accomplished in life, for example, a very ambitious financial Goal, you must venture into uncharted territory.  You don’t have a choice.  Why?  Because that is where the Goal is.  If there is one place where the Goal is not, it is in your Comfort Zone.  If it was, guess what?  You would already have it.

As Jim Rohn once stated, “If you want more of what you’ve been getting, keep doing what you’ve been doing.”  If you want something different – especially if it is a big something different – then you must do things differently – very differently.  In other words, you must be prepared to change and indeed change by taking the appropriate internal and external Action – Action that you have never taken before.  This can be very unsettling.  This is what holds people back.  This is why most people Quit.

If you have sincerely set your sights on an ambitious Goal in new territory, this will require that you do things unfamiliar.  Examples may include (but 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, organizing, concentrating, imposing self-discipline, acquiring self-confidence, giving up certain recreations and STOP WATCHING TELEVISION EVERY NIGHT.  If you have not been doing these things and such activities are new to you, this will require you to step outside of your Comfort Zone.

WARNING: Your Comfort Zone doesn’t like these things and will use every trick in the playbook to keep you in place!

The loftier your Goal, then the greater the distance you must expect to travel from your Comfort Zone.  Just as the size of your Success is in direct proportion to the size of your Belief, the size of your Success is in direct proportion to the distance you must travel from your Comfort Zone.  Everyone’s Comfort Zone is different, so the roads and distances to travel are different for everyone.  Regardless of your point of origin, however, be assured that higher intellectual faculties must come to bear.  You must raise your creative levels higher than you have ever pushed before.  This isn’t easy; the easy way is to retreat back to your Comfort Zone, plop on the sofa and turn on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (or whatever).

Humans, generally speaking, do not like change, particularly any change that requires us to leave our Comfort Zones.  When required 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 doesn’t know what to do.  Somebody messed with its Comfort Zone!

Leaving your Comfort Zone increases anxiety and doubt, both of which induce Fear – the bad kind of Fear.

5.          The Bad News: Enthusiasm is NOT Enough

Simple garden variety Enthusiasm is not enough to overtake and subdue the gravitational effects of the Comfort Zone.  Yes, Enthusiasm is a great attitude (state of mind), but standing alone, it is simply insufficient.

Consider again the New Year’s Resolution scenario.  The vast majority of individuals who engage in the annual tradition of making such resolutions usually do so with unbridled Enthusiasm – a good thing, agreed.  They get “pumped” and soundly resolve that this is the year to do (or refrain from doing, depending on your perspective) this, that and the other thing (to steal a chapter title from How to Grow Success, The Success Manual’s latest addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library).  And, they mean it, they really mean it.

But, Enthusiasm is all they have in their arsenal.  Being an attitude, a state of mind, Enthusiasm can come and go like the wind on a moment’s notice.  Without the proper mental conditioning, Enthusiasm can dissipate faster than a sinking soufflé.  I can hear it now – pssssssssss . . . .

So, what happened?  Whence cometh and goeth Enthusiasm?

Doubt, worry, anxiety . . . all of the psychological trappings used by your Comfort Zone made an appearance and Enthusiasm bolted out the back door.

Often, all it takes is until the next morning before doubt creeps in: “I don’t know . . .”  “I can’t do that . . .”  “Who am I kidding . . .”  “I’ll start tomorrow instead . . .”  “Maybe I’ll start next week . . .”  “Maybe next month, when the weather is warmer . . .”  “Maybe next year, when . . .”

And the excuse parade is in full swing.

Nothing has changed, except the individual’s resolve.  Circumstances have not changed.  The individual has not changed.  In fact, the individual has remained steadfastly the same.  The demons of old conditioning, habit and thinking – as embodied in the resolver’s personal Comfort Zone – have exerted their gravitational pull to keep the person from experiencing the uncomfortable emotions of doubt, anxiety, and thus, Fear.  In order to quell those uneasy feelings, retreat is made to the Comfort Zone.  Just the thought of postponing the start date of the resolution by one month brings immediate relief.  Whew!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

As noted by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Of what use to make heroic vows of amendment, if the same old lawbreaker is to keep them?”

Dr. Maxwell Maltz stated that “We act, behave and feel according to what we consider our Self-Image to be and we do not deviate from this pattern.”  Well, the same analogy can be made with our Comfort Zone: “We act, behave and feel according to what we have established as our Comfort Zone and we do not deviate from this pattern.”

But, what are we really afraid of?  The answer may be startling: Fear of GROWTH.

If you want to Grow, and thus Succeed, you MUST be willing to experience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., Fear.  Fear and Growth go hand in hand.  You cannot separate the two.

6.          The Good News: You Are NOT Your Comfort Zone

Unfortunately, over time we begin to identify our Comfort Zone as ourselves.  “I am shy, I could never do that.”  Or, “I am not good with people.”  Or, “I get tired easy and need to sleep 18 hours a day.”  Not only are these self-imposed beliefs extremely limiting, but worse, we use them to define who we ARE, thereby creating a false Self-Image.  And then, as Dr. Maltz 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 don’t have, but yet, we undertake no effort to deviate from the pattern of our self-imposed Self-Image, as defined by the limitations of our Comfort Zone – a Comfort Zone that we created.  Where is the logic in that?  Yet, this is how the vast majority of people live their lives!

The fact of the matter is that you can be, do and have anything YOU DESIRE.  You are not defined by your Comfort Zone unless you allow yourself to be so defined.  God certainly does not identify and define you by your self-imposed beliefs of personal lack and limitation, so why do you?

At most, your Comfort Zone is only a hiding PLACE that you use to prevent yourself from venturing out – from Growing.  Like any physical place, you can leave the mental and emotional location of the Comfort Zone anytime you choose.  God gave you Free Will; use it.  As Bob Proctor has repeated many times, “It’s your movie, you can make it any way you want.”

So, remember these critical FACTS:

• You are not your Comfort Zone.
• At best, your Comfort Zone is merely a place.
• Because it is a place, you can choose to leave your Comfort Zone anytime you Desire.
• You will leave your Comfort Zone – and thus, experience the Growth that God intended you to experience – when your Desire to Grow, Advance and Succeed is GREATER than your Desire to remain in the cushy, comfy confines of the Comfort Zone (Fear avoidance).
• Universal Law: As long as you stay in your Comfort Zone, NOTHING will ever change.  Period.  It’s IMPOSSIBLE.

 7.          Success Strategy

So, what can be done to defeat the death-pull of the Comfort Zone?  How does one defeat the irrational, abnormal Fear that accompanies the journey out?

Actually, quite a bit and we can write volumes on the subject.  One particular action is more powerful than any other and cognitive behavioral psychologists have been using this method for decades.  But, first it is always important to examine – and understand – the “Fear Factor.”

Understand that Fear – the bad kind of Fear – is almost always the result of ignorance.  Yes, that’s right – ignorance.  For if you had the knowledge, understanding and requisite levels of awareness of what is to be gained, what is required, and the true levels of risk of venturing out of the Comfort Zone, there would be no hesitation to leave immediately.  We hold ourselves captive through our own ignorance.

When you find yourself trapped in your Comfort Zone, ask yourself – and be real, real honest – what is the absolute worst that could happen if I pursue this new Ideal (Goal, Objective, etc.)?  Seek the Truth, for it shall set you free.

Let’s use a simple example for demonstration (and a scenario that many of us have experienced in life):

Boy likes girl (Desire).  Boy wants to go out with girl (Desire).  As a result, boy wants to ask girl out (Aspiration).  Boy thinks about asking girl out (continued Aspiration), but that would mean he actually must take Action and ask her (leaving Comfort Zone).  Boy is afraid (Fear induced merely by the thought of leaving Comfort Zone).  Boy doesn’t ask girl out (retreat to Comfort Zone).  But, boy really, really likes girl.  (Desire increases).  Boy is still afraid (Fear), but realizes that if he doesn’t ask girl out (stays in Comfort Zone), he will never go out with girl (excellent observation).  On the other hand, he could ask girl out and she could say “no” (worst case scenario).  Or she could say “yes” (icing on the cake, for the real goal here is asking her out, although boy probably doesn’t see it that way).  Rightly realizing that he has nothing to lose (overcoming ignorance and increasing level of awareness), boy asks out girl (takes Action, overcomes Fear).  The boy’s Desire to go out with the girl was greater than his Desire to remain “safe” in his Comfort Zone.

So, here we have a young gentleman totally stricken and immobilized by Fear just over the thought of asking a girl out.  How absurd!  Yet, how many of us have actually lived this same experience.  Be honest.  We’ve all been there in some capacity, probably many times.

Yet, what does the worst case scenario represent in this example?  Nothing more than a temporary defeat – that’s all.  If she says “no,” it’s not the end of the world, not the end of his life, not the end of anything.  To the extent that he takes a denial and extrapolates and interprets that as meaning anything more than the simple fact she said no, then he is doing it to himself.  But that is another story for another day.

Now, let’s go back to that single most powerful Action step to overcome Fear.  It was actually mentioned in our example above.  Did you catch it?  It is so obvious, you might have missed it.

All the boy needed to do in order to overcome this particular Fear of asking the girl out was to simply go ahead and ask her out.  That’s it.  Once he asks, regardless of the outcome, the Fear is gone.  He stepped out of his Comfort Zone and he defeated Fear, and he accomplished this by increasing his level of awareness, overcoming his Fear-based ignorance and understanding that he had nothing to lose.  There was, after all, no downside to asking her out.

And, while he may not realize it, the real goal here was taking Action and asking out the girl.  Why?  If she says “yes,” then he gets to have his cake and eat it too.  If she says “no,” he has still conquered his Fear and the next time he wants to ask out a girl (or even the same one), it will be easier.  He already ventured out of his Comfort Zone into unchartered territory.  The second time out, it will not be so unfamiliar.

As the Nike Company would say, “Just do it.”  Or, as Paul Martinelli would say, “Do it afraid.”

Nothing is more powerful to overtake the insidiousness nature of the Comfort Zone and instill self-confidence than to march forward and face the enemy – in this case, irrational Fear – until it dissipates and completely dissolves away.

If you want to Grow, and thus Succeed, you MUST be willing to experience a significant and proportionate amount of discomfort, i.e., Fear. Fear and Growth go hand in hand. You cannot separate the two. In order to overcome Fear - DO IT AFRAID.

Sometimes, you need to “fake it until you make it,” and when it comes to the irrational Fear that prevents you from leaving your Comfort Zone, faking it is incredibly powerful.  (See Success Manual POST: Key Success Strategy: Image Making – Acting “AS IF”).

Shakespeare stated, “Assume a virtue if you have it not.”

And, in The Secret of the Ages (Volume I of The Law of Attraction Prosperity Bible by Princeton Cambridge Publishing Group), Robert Collier states, “Look the part.  Dress the part.  Be successful in your own thought first.  It won’t be long before you will be successful before the world as well.”

In his book Applied Psychology and Scientific Living, David V. Bush says “It is just as easy to think in terms of abundance, opulence and prosperity as it is to think in terms of lack, limitation and poverty.”  Reframing this concept to the issue at hand, “It is just as easy to think in terms of doubt, worry, anxiety and fear as it is to think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success.”

That being the case, let’s always think in terms of courage, self-confidence, strength and Success.  Assume the virtue if you have it not.

Always remember that abnormal, unnatural and irrational Fear is a product of ignorance.  Come to understand the Truth of venturing outside of your Comfort Zone, and you can face and conquer the enemy.  Leaving the safe confines of your Comfort Zone will almost always produce some level of discomfort, but keep in mind: No Fear, No Growth; No Growth, No Fear.

8.          Take-Aways

 You hold the Key.  Unlock the shackles of your Comfort Zone and GROW.

Do it tired.

Do it sick.

Do it afraid.

Just do it.

No excuses.

NO FEAR!

Grow, Baby, Grow!

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Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

 And remember - DO IT AFRAID.

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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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If you had cared you would be a rich man now.  If you had cared enough about your neighbor to take an interest in his affairs, to find out what he needed, you would have been rich.  But you go through the world saying, “No opportunity to get rich,” and there is the fault right at your own door. You must first know the demand.  You must first know what people need, and then invest yourself where you are most needed.  “Trust in God and do the next thing.”  -  Russell H. Conwell, "Acres of Diamonds"

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Today's addition to The Success Manual Free Download Library is a timeless classic by Russell H. Conwell, Founder of Temple University in Philadelphia.  Entitled "Acres of Diamonds," this work is a lecture that Conwell gave literally thousands of times throughout his life.  I suppose each delivery may have been a bit different from the prior and the next, but the sum and substance remained the same.

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Russell Conwell was a remarkable man.  Incredibly bright, a lawyer, a business person, a pastor, an orator, a philanthropist, and founder and president of a university.  And through it all, he never lost his sense of direction - his Faith - and further maintained brilliant wit and humor.  He served in the Civil War, fighting for the Union, and had the privilege of meeting President Abraham Lincoln to present a personal plea that one of Conwell's younger soldiers who had allegedly fallen asleep while on watch duty not be executed according to orders.  Lincoln granted Conwell's request, although it is doubtful that the execution would have taken place in any event.

I only read Acres of Diamonds when compiling and editing the work for The Success Manual Free Download Library.  It is enjoyable, warm and stirs the soul.  I had no idea what I had been missing!

Until next time . . . .

Peace Out, and - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

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Whether or not your Goal is attainable is a direct function of variables that depend on YOU.  Whether or not your Goal is realistic, on the other hand, does not necessarily depend on you, but rather, whether or not your Goal can be achieved in accordance with Universal Laws.  Whether a Goal is realistic is simply another way of stating whether the Goal is possible as a matter of Universal or God's Laws.  If it is NOT possible as a matter of Universal Law, then it is NOT realistic.  All things must comply with God’s Laws.  The Universe must comply with God’s Laws.

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Success Key: S.M.A.R.T. Goal Achievement Method – Part 5: REALISTIC

In our last post on the S.M.A.R.T Goal Achievement Method, we discussed the “A” element – “Attainable” – and distinguished between “Attainable” and “Realistic,” which, at first glance, seemingly mean the same thing.

As we pointed out, in this sense, Attainable means that you have (or will develop) the attitudes, abilities and definite plans for attaining your Goal.  The emphasis here is on the “definite plan” portion.  You cannot attain a Goal or achieve Success without Definiteness of Purpose and Definiteness of Plan.

Today, we will take up discussion of the “R” element of S.M.A.R.T: “Realistic.”

In case you don’t remember, with regard to the S.M.A.R.T Goal Achievement Method, SMART stands for:

1. Specific (See POST)
2. Measurable (See POSTS: Part 1 and Part 2)
3. Attainable (See POST)
4. Realistic
5. Timely

The Realistic element of SMART may be the easiest to explain and comprehend.  However, it is also critically important in the SMART Goal Achievement process – as much so as the other elements – since, as they say, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

The key here, obviously, is that your Goal must be “realistic” – realistic in the sense that it can be achieved.  This, as we pointed out last time, is different than the inquiry as to whether it is attainable.  For whether or not your Goal is attainable is a direct function of variables that depend on YOU.  Whether or not your Goal is realistic, on the other hand, does not necessarily depend on you, but rather, whether or not your Goal can be achieved in accordance with Universal Laws.

Let’s exaggerate a hypothetical fact pattern to demonstrate our point.

In this example, 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.  Your Goal is to build a tire swing on a long rope hanging from a large tree for your children to play with – just like you had when you were young.  In fact, vivid images of a tire swing hanging from the sturdy limb of a 40 foot oak tree in the middle of your childhood backyard are impressed in your memory.  It seems like only yesterday . . .  How nice it would be for your children to experience something similar!

The Success Manual Tire Swing: How Realistic?

The problem is that there is no 40 foot oak tree in your present back yard.  So, you decide to grow one.  You find an acorn and plant it in the middle of the backyard in good organic garden soil and water it.  In the morning – you decide – you will have your 40 foot oak tree and then you can attach a swing to it for your children.  You 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 exceptional and you have set aside the entire day for the project.  You will go to bed early, get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast in the early morning.  Everything is all set.

Realistic?  Of course not.  As much as you Desire the result, it probably isn’t going to happen.  And, it isn’t going to happen because you are not working with God’s Laws.  Indeed, you are working against Universal Laws (or at least attempting to), the most obvious of which is the Law of Gestation: every seed – whether that of a biological species or an idea (in this case, both) – has a period of gestation in accordance with the Universal Law of Gestation.  That acorn simply will not grow into a 40 foot oak tree overnight – no matter how strong your Desire.  It is not realistic.

Whether a Goal is realistic is simply another way of stating whether the Goal is possible as a matter of Universal Law.  If it is NOT possible as a matter of Universal Law, then it is NOT realistic.  All things must comply with God’s Laws.  The Universe must comply with God’s Laws.  (As to the element of “Faith” and its impact on attempting to grow a 40 foot oak tree overnight, we’ll leave that topic for another day :-D)

Additionally, whether or not a Goal is realistic, i.e., whether it can be achieved as a matter of Universal Law, is usually not as obvious as our oak tree example.  By and large, the issue is significantly more subtle, thereby requiring focused discernment.

Moreover, caution is required so as to not confuse “realistic” with “possible.”  Often times, the lines blur.  For example, suppose you are registered to run the New York City Marathon (26+ miles).  The problem is that you have never run a marathon in your life.  In fact, you have never run a race in your life and you have only been training 3 weeks and the race is tomorrow.  Is it realistic for you to expect to finish the race?  Is it possible for you to finish the race?  What’s the difference?

The answers to each question 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.  For some – a very, very select few I would imagine – it may be realistic.  For most, I would suspect, it probably is not realistic that they will finish the race under these circumstances – unless they walk most of the course.  I think we would all agree that finishing the race without any assistance for a one-year old child just learning to take her first steps is not realistic.

A goal may be realistic, but it is up to YOU to make it possible.  Going back to our 40 foot oak tree, if your Goal is to have a tire swing for your grandchildren, planting an acorn today to grow a suitable tree that will be ready 25 years from now may well be realistic.  Whether 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.  If you do, then “possibility” is greatly enhanced.

All Goals MUST be realistic if you expect to achieve them.  Ask yourself, “Can this Goal be achieved in accordance with God’s Laws?”  If the answer is “yes,” then the Goal is Realistic.

Now, it’s up to you to make it possible.  Possibility is a State of Mind.

Happy planting.

Peace Out, and, of course - Namasté!

To your Health, Wealth, Prosperity and Success,

The Success Manual Team

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"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.

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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,  

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