Think And Grow Rich Chapter 14

[Vickey Melling]

Howlong does it take to read Think and Grow Rich?

You can read Think and Grow Rich in several hours. However, the only way to take possession of its secrets is to study it for a lifetime. Moreover, the mistake most people make is to read it once without employing the specific techniques Napoleon Hill suggests.

Think and Grow Rich is a self-help book focused on how you can utilize a combination of thought and action to become rich. Napoleon Hill argues that no man can become rich except by using the core lessons contained in his book; at the same time, no-one who is rich does not use them.

For a summary of the book read our blog Think and Grow Rich Concepts.

Every thought produces a vibration. In addition, this intangible impulse can be transmuted into material reward. Most noteworthy is that all material compensation is insignificant in comparison to the unshakeable possession of this knowledge. It is the keystone of the Think and Grow Rich philosophy of success.

First, have a vivid, burning desire to accomplish a clear cut, definite purpose. In addition, you must couple that desire with total determination to achieve it. Finally, only then do you have the fuel required to drive you to take the required action.

The mental attitude of applied faith must be cultivated, strengthened and maintained. The reason is straight forward. Applied faith gives you the ability to clear your mind of fear and doubt. By so doing you can direct your mental faculties to the attainment of your desire instead of dissipating your focus.

Your subconscious mind is the conduit for causing the things you think about to be created. It is the part of your mind that takes all instructions you consciously feed it, in a spirit of faith, belief and conviction; and acts to manifest those directions. The more positive emotion you mix with your thoughts the faster you will begin to attract the results you desire.

It is imperative to know exactly what you want. Furthermore, it is essential to visualize yourself in ownership of what you want. If money is what you want, write out the exact amount of money you desire and your plan to acquire it.

A fallacy that Napoleon Hill dispels is that knowledge is power. Not true. Knowledge attracts money only after it is organized into a pragmatic plan of action. Specialized knowledge can be obtained by your own research and practical experience. Nevertheless, it is more broadly available from others. Compound your ability to gather practical intelligence. Multiply your effectiveness by relying on the knowledge and experience of others who have already succeeded at what you aspire to.

The only thing any of us has one hundred percent complete control over are the thoughts and attitudes in our own heads. Regardless of your relationships, guard your thoughts like they are a treasure of incalculable value. Sometimes those we love and trust, through no malice, will try and protect you from yourself. Nothing great is achieved by conforming to timid thinking. Following the herd will only lead you to the corral.

Self-discipline is the ability to give yourself an order and follow it. Moreover, executing your directive demands will power. Will power is required to exercise persistence. Most people fail to get what they want in life because they quit at the first sign of opposition. Overcoming challenges is part of becoming successful. Perseverance will eventually advance you toward your goal.

Power is required to achieve success. You acquire that power from a group of people who have come together for the realization of a definite purpose. A harmonious Mastermind alliance amplifies power exponentially.

The subconscious is the part of the mind that communicates with Infinite Intelligence via thought vibration. In addition, it is the guidance system that causes you to think and act the way you do. It can be influenced by the conscious, volitional part of your mind.

To get a more comprehensive understanding of the working of the subconscious, read our page titled The Power of the Mind. The subconscious is your power center. It is where the creative facilities exist. This is the part of your mind that unconditionally accepts your predominant thoughts. It is programmed with repetition and self-suggestion.

What you attract is a result of what you vibrate. Your brain, and how you use it, determines the vibrational thought energy you are transmitting. What you mentally broadcast drives what you receive. You have to be in vibrational harmony with the frequency of thought you want to attract.

The principle of the sixth sense is the apex of the Think and Grow Rich philosophy. With it you come into communication with the force that gives origin to everything in the entire universe. It is activated by the creative imagination faculty within your subconscious mind. It can be practiced only by achieving mastery of the previous 12 principles described above.

Before you can benefit from this success system you must diligently prepare your mind. The prerequisite for applying this philosophy is to clear all thoughts of fear, doubt and indecision. This demands a thorough self-analysis practiced regularly.

John is the former CEO of Premium Enterprises. He has a Masters degree in education (M.Ed.) from the University of Northern Colorado (graduated 1973) and is passionate about teaching fellow network marketers to replicate his success.

In making the case for these two different types of imagination and thought process, what is very clear is that creative imagination can be the direct result of synthetic imagination. In other words, taking information that has been previously known and thinking about a different way to use that information to create something that has never been thought of before can be the basis for successful and truly enriching business experience.

What I got from reading this chapter pertains to the ability to think and create without tethers. It brought to mind many of the old dictums of how man is only restricted by the bounds of his imagination. If you can think of something it can be done. This is what makes building a business in an entrepreneurial fashion such an exhilarating task. Instead of being put in a situation where you are trading time and experience for money to an employer, now you are using the progeny of your own mind and thinking to create a basis of wealth for your good and the good of your family. There is no higher cause then using your God-given talents, stretching them to the limit and beyond, and making a sustainable income beyond your wildest dreams.

In this chapter Hill also gives us two examples where imagination played an incredible role in final success. The first example, of the clerk in the general store, Asa Candler, who pays $500 for a recipe, a kettle and a paddle to stir the kettle, was a lesson in foresight and vision. Candler used this recipe and kettle to make the most famous soft drink in history, Coca-Cola. The other example, was Pastor Frank W. Gunsaulus who used his imagination to craft a homily that was responsible for giving him the $1 million that he needed to build his university, The Armour Institute of Technology (named after the man who gave the $1 million to Pastor Gunsaulus: Phillip D. Armour).

Imagination, dreams, desires, these are the building blocks that successful entrepreneurs build on. Withstanding the disbelief of others is of paramount importance at this crucial point in time. The people who do not follow their dreams are the ones who are never happy in their employment situation.

Think and Grow Rich has been recommended by several friends and I read it in 2019 together with a mastermind group. It is no surprise that it is so popular and frequently recommended. It contains so much information, it will take several re-readings to absorb the content and put it all into action.

Opportunities have a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.

So many people fail to recognize opportunity, perhaps this is why.

What of the man who has neither the time nor the inclination, to study failure in search of knowledge that may lead to success? Where and how can he learn the art of converting defeat into stepping stones for an opportunity?

As soon as you master the principles of this philosophy, and begin to follow the instructions for applying those principles, your financial status will begin to improve, and everything you touch will begin to transmute itself into an asset for your benefit.

Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious. The object of this book is to help all who seek it, to learn the art of changing their minds from failure consciousness to success consciousness.

We have the power to control our thoughts. Our brains become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds. By means with which no man is familiar, these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.

Wishing will not bring riches.

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.

Accumulation of money cannot be left to chance, good fortune, and luck. All who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring, and planning, before they acquired money.

This changing world is demanding new ideas, new ways of doing things, new leaders, new inventions, new methods of teaching, new methods of marketing, new books, new literature, new features, new ideas for moving pictures.

A burning desire to be and to do is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.

All who succeed in life get off to a bad start and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they arrive. The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis through which they are introduced to their other-selves.

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