| It was never intended that man should be poor. When | | | | wanted to |
| wealth is | | | | hear what he had to say. He spoke very well. He no |
| obtained under the proper conditions it broadens the | | | | doubt |
| life. | | | | benefited some of his hearers, but he had not profited |
| Everything has its value. Everything has a good use | | | | by his own |
| and a bad | | | | teachings. I introduced myself and asked him if he |
| use. The forces of mind like wealth can be directed | | | | believed in |
| either for | | | | his maxims. He said he did. I asked him if they had |
| good or evil. A little rest will re-create forces. Too | | | | made him |
| much rest | | | | prosperous. He said not exactly. I asked him why. He |
| degenerates into laziness, and brainless, dreamy | | | | answered |
| longings.If you acquire wealth unjustly from others, you | | | | that he thought he was fated not to experience |
| are misusing your | | | | prosperity.In half an hour I showed that man why |
| forces; but if your wealth comes through the right | | | | poverty had always been his |
| sources you | | | | companion. He had dressed poorly. He held his |
| will be blessed. Through wealth we can do things to | | | | lectures in poor |
| uplift | | | | surroundings. By his actions and beliefs he attracted |
| ourselves and humanity.Wealth is many persons' goal. | | | | poverty. He |
| It therefore stimulates their | | | | did not realize that his thoughts and his surroundings |
| endeavor. They long for it in order to dress and live in | | | | exercised |
| such a | | | | an unfavorable influence. I said: "Thoughts are moving |
| way as to attract friends. Without friends they would | | | | forces; |
| not be so | | | | great powers. Thoughts of wealth attract wealth. |
| particular of their surroundings. The fact is the more | | | | Therefore, if |
| attractive | | | | you desire wealth you must attract the forces that will |
| we make ourselves and our surroundings the more | | | | help you |
| inspiring are | | | | to secure it. Your thoughts attract a similar kind of |
| their influences. It is not conducive to proper thought to | | | | thoughts. |
| be | | | | If you hold thoughts of poverty you attract poverty. If |
| surrounded by conditions that are uncongenial and | | | | you make |
| unpleasant.So the first step toward acquiring wealth is | | | | up your mind you are going to be wealthy, you will |
| to surround yourself | | | | instil this |
| with helpful influences; to claim for yourself an | | | | thought into all your mental forces, and you will at the |
| environment of | | | | same |
| culture, place yourself in it and be molded by its | | | | time use every external condition to help you."Many |
| influences.Most great men of all ages have been | | | | persons are of the opinion that if you have money it is |
| comparatively rich. They | | | | easy |
| have made or inherited money. Without money they | | | | to make more money. But this is not necessarily true. |
| could not have | | | | Ninety per |
| accomplished what they did. The man engaged in | | | | cent of the men that start in business fail. Money will |
| physical drudgery | | | | not |
| is not likely to have the same high ideals as the man | | | | enable one to accumulate much more, unless he is |
| that can | | | | trained to seek |
| command comparative leisure.Wealth is usually the | | | | and use good opportunities for its investment. If he |
| fruit of achievement. It is not, however, | | | | inherits |
| altogether the result of being industrious. Thousands | | | | money the chances are that he will lose it. While, if he |
| of persons | | | | has made |
| work hard who never grow wealthy. Others with | | | | it, he not only knows its value, but has developed the |
| much less effort | | | | power to |
| acquire wealth. Seeing possibilities is another step | | | | use it as well as to make more if he loses it.Business |
| toward | | | | success today depends on foresight, good judgment, |
| acquiring wealth. A man may be as industrious as he | | | | grit, |
| can possibly | | | | firm resolution and settled purpose. But never forget |
| be, but if he does not use his mental forces he will be | | | | that |
| a | | | | thought is as real a force as electricity. Let your |
| laborer, to be directed by the man that uses to good | | | | thoughts be |
| advantage | | | | such, that you will send out as good as you receive; if |
| his mental forces.No one can become wealthy in an | | | | you do |
| ordinary lifetime, by mere | | | | not, you are not enriching others, and therefore |
| savings from earnings. Many scrimp and economize | | | | deserve not to |
| all their lives; | | | | be enriched.The man that tries to get all he can from |
| but by so doing waste all their vitality and energy. For | | | | others for nothing |
| example, | | | | becomes so selfish and mean that he does not even |
| I know a man that used to walk to work. It took him | | | | enjoy his |
| an hour to go | | | | acquisitions. We see examples of this every day. |
| and an hour to return. He could have taken a car and | | | | What we take |
| gone in | | | | from others, will in turn, be taken from us. All |
| twenty minutes. He saved ten cents a day but | | | | obligations have |
| wasted an hour and a | | | | to be met fairly and squarely. We cannot reach |
| half. It was not a very profitable investment unless the | | | | perfection until |
| time | | | | we discharge every obligation of our lives. We all |
| spent in physical exercise yielded him large returns in | | | | realize this, |
| the way | | | | so why not willingly give a fair exchange for all that |
| of health.The same amount of time spent in | | | | we |
| concentrated effort to overcome | | | | receive?Again I repeat that the first as well as the |
| his unfavorable business environment might have | | | | last step in |
| firmly planted | | | | acquiring wealth is to surround yourself with good |
| his feet in the path of prosperity.One of the big | | | | influences--good thought, good health, good home and |
| mistakes made by many persons of the present | | | | business |
| generation is that they associate with those who fail | | | | environment and successful business associates. |
| to call out | | | | Cultivate, by |
| or develop the best that is in them. When the social | | | | every legitimate means, the acquaintance of men of |
| side of life | | | | big caliber. |
| is developed too exclusively, as it often is, and | | | | Bring your thought vibrations in regard to business into |
| recreation or | | | | harmony |
| entertainment becomes the leading motive of a | | | | with theirs. This will make your society not only |
| person's life, he | | | | agreeable, but |
| acquires habits of extravagance instead of economy; | | | | sought after, and, when you have formed intimate |
| habits of | | | | friendships with |
| wasting his resources, physical, mental, moral and | | | | clean, reputable men of wealth, entrust to them, for |
| spiritual, | | | | investment, |
| instead of conserving them. He is, in consequence, | | | | your surplus earnings, however small, until you have |
| lacking in | | | | developed |
| proper motivation, his God-given powers and forces | | | | the initiative and business acumen to successfully |
| are | | | | manage your |
| undeveloped and he inevitably brings poor judgment | | | | own investments. By this time you will, through such |
| to bear upon | | | | associations, have found your place in life which, if you |
| all the higher relationships of life, while, as to his | | | | have |
| financial | | | | rightly concentrated upon and used your opportunities, |
| fortunes, he is ever the leaner; often a parasite, and | | | | will not |
| always, if | | | | be among men of small parts. With a competence |
| opportunity affords, as heavy a consumer as he is a | | | | secured, you will |
| poor | | | | take pleasure in using a part of it in making the road |
| producer.It seems a part of the tragedy of life that | | | | you |
| these persons have to | | | | traveled in reaching your position easier for those who |
| be taught such painful lessons before they can | | | | follow |
| understand the | | | | you.There is somewhere in every brain the energy |
| forces and laws that regulate life. Few profit by the | | | | that will get you |
| mistakes of | | | | out of that rut and put you far up on the mountain of |
| others. They must experience them for themselves | | | | success if |
| and then apply | | | | you can only use the energy.You know that gasoline |
| the knowledge so gained in reconstructing their | | | | in the engine of an automobile doesn't |
| lives.Any man that has ever amounted to anything has | | | | move the car until the spark comes to explode the |
| never done a great | | | | gasoline.So it is with the mind of man. We are not |
| deal of detail work for long periods at any given time. | | | | speaking now of men of |
| He needs | | | | great genius, but of average, able citizens.Each one of |
| his time to reflect. He does not do his duties today in | | | | them has in his brain the capacity to climb over the |
| the same | | | | word impossible and get into the successful country |
| way as yesterday, but as the result of deliberate and | | | | beyond.And hope, self-confidence and the |
| concentrated effort, constantly tries to improve his | | | | determination to do something |
| methods.The other day I attended a lecture on | | | | supply the spark that makes the energy Brings You |
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