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