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The Power of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont

December, 1998 [Etext #15 !"

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E==32 1. C32CE2T?BT+32 -+2D= TAE ;BF. 3ur two nature& one want&to a( ance the other want& to *u'' u& bac4. The one weconcentrate on an( (e e'o* (etermine& what we wi'' become. Aowyou may chan%e your who'e career an( accom*'i&h mirac'e&. ;e can

be com*'ete'y contro''e( by our concentrate( thou%ht. Aow can youma4e an o**ortunity . 3ne manG& o**ortunity i& u&ua''y anothermanG& 'o&&. B ery beneficia' *ractice. ;hy we %et bac4 what we%i e out. B won(erfu' encoura%in% tonic. E ery man that i&wi''in% to *ut forth the nece&&ary effort can be a &ucce&&. Theman that i& be&t *re*are( to (o thin%&. Aow to ma4e your &er ice&a'way& in (eman(. Aow to reach the to*. The man &e'ecte( tomana%e i& not u&ua''y a %eniu&. Ae (oe& not *o&&e&& any moreta'ent than other&. ;hat he (oe& *o&&e&& that other& (o not. ;hya few &uccee( an( &o many fai'.

E==32 H. TAE =E -I B=TE?F. =E -ID+?ECT+32 P3;E? 3-C32CE2T?BT+32. Jery few men *o&&e&& the *ower to concentrate a&they &hou'(. The cau&e of *oor concentration. B ery %oo(

*ractice. Concentration mean& &tren%th of min(. The *er&on unab'e

to concentrate ne er accom*'i&he( a %reat (ea'. Aow many wea4entheir *ower& of concentration. Aow concentration can on'y be(e e'o*e(. Aow to contro' your e ery thou%ht, wi&h an( *'an. ;hatconcentration i&. The *er&on that i& ab'e to concentrate %ain&the Power to contro' other&. Concentration ma4e& the wi'' an(inte''ect act in uni&on. ;hy &ome *eo*'e are not ma%netic. ;hen a

*owerfu' *er&ona' inf'uence i& %enerate(. Aow to becomeinf'uentia'. The cau&e of &*a&mo(ic, erratic concentration. Aowto centra'i)e your attention. B Kuic4 way to (e e'o*concentration. The (e e'o*ment of *hy&ica' an( menta'concentration. Aow to 'earn a a'uab'e 'e&&on. 3ne of the be&tway& to inf'uence another. B %oo( exerci&e. The rea' benefit of

*hy&ica' cu'ture u&ua''y 'o&t &i%ht of. Aow to ho'( thefaci'itie& at wor4.

E==32 L. A3; T3 $B+2 ;ABT F3: ;B2T TA?3:$A C32CE2T?BT+32. The mi&ta4e ma(e bytho&e that (o not un(er&tan( the *ower of menta'attraction. Aow to %et what you want. ;e are not 'i in% in afairy a%e. 2ot the a%e for a (reamer. The &ecret of %ettin%what you concentrate on. Aow a me&&en%er in a ban4 became it&

*re&i(ent. Power to him who *ower exert&.

E==32 M. C32CE2T?BT+32, TAE =+ E2T -3?CE TABT P?3D:CE= ?E=: T=

+2 B @:=+2E==. The *ower of thou%ht. Bn ex*eriment &howin% the *ower of thou%ht. @y concentrate( thou%ht you can ma4e your&e'fwhat you *'ea&e. Aow to %reat'y increa&e your efficiency. Theface ref'ect& how a *er&on ha& &*ent hi& 'ife. Aow to awa4en

*o&&ibi'itie& within, you ne er (reame( of. Aow to in&*ireconfi(ence in tho&e you (ea' with. The a'ue of concentratin%your thou%ht& in the *ro*er channe'&. Aow to attract the %oo(thin%& without a, %reat effort. @y concentration you canre o'utioni)e your 'ife an( %ain ha**ine&& %reater than you canima%ine.

E==32 5. A3; C32CE2T?BTED TA3:$AT +2>= B A: B2+TF T3$ETAE?.


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an( +nf'uence& that they &hou'( not. @roa(en the i&ion& of tho&eyou come in contact with.

E==32 11. C32CE2T?BTE 32 C3:?B$E. ac4 of coura%e create&financia', a& we'' a& menta' an( mora' (ifficu'tie&. The manwithout coura%e attract& a'' that i& contem*tib'e, wea4enin%,(emora'i)in% an( (e&tructi e. +t i& u&t a& ea&y to be coura%eou&a& cowar('y. Coura%e concentrate& the menta' force& on the ta&4at han(. Cowar(ice (i&&i*ate& both menta' an( mora' force&. Aowto bani&h (oubt&. 2o one 4now& what they can (o unti' they try.3nce you un(er&tan( the 'aw e erythin% i& *o&&ib'e. Aow to bui'(u* coura%e to (o a& you wi&h. Difficu'tie& &oon me't away beforethe coura%eou&.

E==32 1H. C32CE2T?BTE 32 ;EB TA. 2o one wa& inten(e( to be *oor.Throu%h wea'th we can u*'ift our&e' e& an( humanity. :ncon%enia'an( un*'ea&ant con(ition& are not con(uci e to *ro*er thou%ht.-ir&t &te* towar( acKuirin% wea'th. o&t men of a'' a%e& ha e

been com*arati e'y rich. ;ea'th not a'to%ether the re&u't of bein% in(u&triou&. 2o one can become wea'thy from hi& earnin%&.

;hy &ome ha e to be tau%ht &uch *ainfu' 'e&&on&. Aow many attract *o erty in&tea( of riche&. ;hy it i& nece&&ary to %i e a fairexchan%e for what we recei e. Aow to ma4e your &ociety not on'ya%reeab'e to other& but &ou%ht after.

E==32 1L. F3: CB2 C32CE2T?BTE, @:T ;+ F3: B'' ha e theabi'ity to concentrate. ore abi'ity not u&e( than i& u&e(.=ometime& on'y a trif'e 4ee*& one from becomin% a &ucce&&. Thefau't i& a'' your own. Aow to (i&co er the cau&e if you are notma4in% %oo(. a4e con(ition& fa orab'e an( (o not ex*ect them to&ha*e them&e' e&. =tumb'in% b'oc4& but &te**in% &tone&. Aar(Pa&&a%e& can be bri(%e( if you u&t concentrate on them. ;hy more

*eo*'e (o not &uccee(. DonGt be afrai( of a rebuff. The man that4now& no &uch thin% a& fai'ure. @e rea(y for an o**ortunity whenit come&, 2o circum&tance& can 4ee* the (etermine( man from&uccee(in%.

E==32 1M. B?T 3- C32CE2T?BT+2$ ;+TA P?BCT+CB E E?C+=E. B (ai'yhabit wi'' won(erfu''y increa&e your concentration. =eein%your&e'f a& you wou'( 'i4e to be. +n&truction of the %reate&tim*ortance. The %reat creati e &*irit of the uni er&e. ;hy thin%&manife&t a& they (o. The co&mic inte''i%ence. B mo&t (e&ire(&tate. Aow to recei e me&&a%e& from the uni er&a' min(. Aow to

(e e'o* *ower, un4nown to you before. a4e your min( a *owerfu'tran&mitter of thou%ht. The be&t time to *ractice concentrationexerci&e&. Aow to re u enate e ery ce'' of your brain an( bo(y.Bn exerci&e that wi'' %i e you a &e'fI*oi&e( manner. +n&tea( of aner ou& &traine( a**earance. Concentratin% on the *ower& within.Concentration wi'' &a e your ener%y. Aow to 4ee* from %ettin%irritab'e or ner ou&. The Ea&tern way of concentratin%. Exerci&ein contro''in% (e&ire&.

E==32 15. C32CE2T?BTE =3 F3: ;+ 23T -3?$ET. ;hy *eo*'e for%et.Bn ea&y way to remember. Aow to (ee*en your im*re&&ion. Exerci&ein emory Concentration.


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E==32 17. A3; C32CE2T?BT+32 CB2 -: -+ F3:? DE=+?E. The (e&ireto (o im*'ie& the abi'ity to (o. an ha& within him the *ower to%ratify hi& e ery wi&h. +f you ha e been unab'e to &ati&fy your'on%in%&, it i& time you 'earn how to u&e your $o(I%i en *ower&.Price'e&& 4now'e(%e an( un'imite( *o&&ibi'itie& within you that+& forei%n to mo&t *eo*'e. Aow to concentrate on what you wantan( %et it. The miracu'ou& he'* we a**arent'y recei e at time&.Aow one man &tarte( a bu&ine&& on thirteen cent& an( in &ix year&

bui't u* a bu&ine&& that *ay& him N7,!!! a year. ;hen you *utforth the nece&&ary concentrate( effort you wi'' recei e %reathe'* from un4nown &ource&.

E==32 1 . +DEB = DEJE 3P @F C32CE2T?BT+32. Four ha**ine&& an(&ucce&& (e*en(& u*on your i(ea'&. B a'uab'e 'e&&on. Throu%hconcentration we can wor4 out our i(ea'& +n *hy&ica' 'ife. ;hat a(ifferent wor'( thi& wou'( be if we wou'( bui'( the ri%ht 4in( ofi(ea'&. E ery time you chan%e your i(ea' you thin4 (ifferent'y.ife i& one continuou& unfo'(ment. Fou can be ha**y e ery &te* ofit& way or mi&erab'e a& you *'ea&e. Aow our %ran(e&t thou%ht&

come to u&.E==32 18. E2TB C32T?3 TA?3:$A C?EBT+32. Bn in entorG& i&ion.;hy +t i& ea&y to *ro ect your thou%ht& to another. Aow yourmenta' *ower& can (raw to you force& of a he'*fu' nature. The bi%

bu&ine&& man mu&t *o&&e&& menta' *ower of contro'. Aow to ma4e afrien( or re'ati e &uccee(. Aow to %enerate enthu&ia&m an( the&*irit of &ucce&&. Four en ironment i& either he'*fu' or harmfu'.enta' &tar ation. Aow to in&ti' your thou%ht& an( i(ea& intoother&. +nf'uence that mu&t be &ha4en off before you can a( ance.3ur attitu(e ha& more to (o with &ucce&& than you rea'i)e.

E==32 19. B C32CE2T?BTED ;+ DEJE 3P E2T. B mo&t effecti e an( *ractica' metho( of (e e'o*in% the ;i''. Practica' exerci&e&.;i'' trainin% without exerci&e&. ;i''I*ower can o ercome bi%ob&tac'e&. The ;i'' to win. an an un4nown Kua'ity unti' hi&

*ower& are (e e'o*e(. Bbi'ity *'entifu', but or%ani)in%,initiati e an( creati e *ower not &o *'entifu'. The (ri in% forcewithin.

E==32 H!. C32CE2T?BT+32 ?EJ+E;ED. Tho&e unab'e to concentratewi'' %enera''y &uffer from *o erty an( unha**ine&&, The be&tin&tructor wi'' on'y he'* you to the extent you *ut it into

*ractice. $ainin% the ma&tery of your wor4, 'ife *ower& an(force&. Concentrate the (ominant Kua'ity that ma4e& men&ucce&&fu'. E eryone can 'earn to concentrate better. Bnex*eriment to try. -ina' in&truction&.

+2T?3D:CT3?F

;e a'' 4now that in or(er to accom*'i&h a certain thin% we mu&tconcentrate. +t i& of the utmo&t a'ue to 'earn how to


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concentrate. To ma4e a &ucce&& of anythin% you mu&t be ab'e toconcentrate your entire thou%ht u*on the i(ea you are wor4in%out.

Do not become (i&coura%e(, if you are unab'e to ho'( your thou%hton the &ub ect ery 'on% at fir&t. There are ery few that can.+t &eem& a *ecu'iar fact that it i& ea&ier to concentrate on&omethin% that i& not %oo( for u&, than on &omethin% that i&

beneficia'. Thi& ten(ency i& o ercome when we 'earn toconcentrate con&ciou&'y.

+f you wi'' u&t *ractice a few concentration exerci&e& each (ayyou wi'' fin( you wi'' &oon (e e'o* thi& won(erfu' *ower.

=ucce&& i& a&&ure( when you are ab'e to concentrate for you arethen ab'e to uti'i)e for your %oo( a'' con&tructi e thou%ht& an(&hut out a'' the (e&tructi e one&. +t i& of the %reate&t a'ue to

be ab'e to thin4 on'y that which wi'' be beneficia'.

Di( you e er &to* to thin4 what an im*ortant *art your thou%ht&,

concentrate( thou%ht&, *'ay in your 'ife Thi& boo4 &how& theirfarIreachin% an( a''Iabi(in% effect&.

The&e 'e&&on& you wi'' fin( ery *ractica'. The exerci&e& + ha ethorou%h'y te&te(. They are arran%e( &o that you wi'' notice anim*ro ement from the ery &tart, an( thi& wi'' %i e youencoura%ement. They *oint out way& in which you can he'*your&e'f.

an i& a won(erfu' creature, but he mu&t be traine( an( (e e'o*e(to be u&efu'. B %reat wor4 can be accom*'i&he( by e ery man if hecan be awa4ene( to (o hi& ery be&t. @ut the %reate&t man wou'(not accom*'i&h much if he 'ac4e( concentration an( effort. Dwarf&can often (o the wor4 of %iant& when they are tran&forme( by thea'mo&t ma%ic *ower of %reat menta' concentration. @ut %iant& wi''on'y (o the wor4 of (warf& when they 'ac4 thi& *ower.

;e accom*'i&h more by concentration than by fitne&& the man thati& a**arent'y be&t &uite( for a *'ace (oe& not a'way& fi'' it

be&t. +t i& the man that concentrate& on it& e ery *o&&ibi'itythat ma4e& an art of both hi& wor4 an( hi& 'ife.

B'' your rea' a( ancement mu&t come from your in(i i(ua' effort.

Thi& cour&e of 'e&&on& wi'' &timu'ate an( in&*ire you to achie e&ucce&& it wi'' brin% you into *erfect harmony with the 'aw& of&ucce&&. +t wi'' %i e you a firmer ho'( on your (utie& an(re&*on&ibi'itie&.

The metho(& of thou%ht concentration %i en in thi& wor4 if *utinto *ractice wi'' o*en u* interior a enue& that wi'' connect youwith the e er'a&tin% 'aw& of @ein% an( their exhau&t'e&&foun(ation of unchan%eab'e truth.

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in&truction& that wi'' be of the &ame a'ue to a''. The authorha& en(ea ore( in the&e 'e&&on& to awa4en that within the &ou'which *erha*& the boo4 (oe& not ex*re&&. =o &tu(y the&e 'e&&on&a& a mean& of awa4enin% an( trainin% that which i& withinyour&e'f. et a'' your act& an( thou%ht& ha e the inten&ity an(

*ower of concentration.

To rea''y %et the fu'' benefit of the&e 'e&&on& you &hou'( rea( a *a%e, then c'o&e the boo4 an( thou%htfu''y reca'' it& i(ea&. +fyou wi'' (o thi& you wi'' &oon cu'ti ate a concentrate( menta'habit, which wi'' enab'e you to rea( with or(inary ra*i(ity an(remember a'' that you rea(.

E==32 +. C32CE2T?BT+32 -+2D= TAE ;BF

E eryone ha& two nature&. 3ne want& u& to a( ance an( the otherwant& to *u'' u& bac4. The one that we cu'ti ate an( concentrateon (eci(e& what we are at the en(. @oth nature& are tryin% to

%ain contro'. The wi'' a'one (eci(e& the i&&ue. B man by one&u*reme effort of the wi'' may chan%e hi& who'e career an( a'mo&taccom*'i&h mirac'e&. Fou may be that man. Fou can be if you ;i''to be, for ;i'' can fin( a way or ma4e one.

+ cou'( ea&i'y fi'' a boo4, of ca&e& where men *'o((in% a'on% ina matterIofIfact way, were a'' at once arou&e( an( a& ifawa4enin% from a &'umber they (e e'o*e( the *o&&ibi'itie& withinthem an( from that time on were (ifferent *er&on&. Fou a'one can(eci(e when the turnin% *oint wi'' come. +t i& a matter of choicewhether we a''ow our (i iner &e'f to contro' u& or whether wewi'' be contro''e( by the brute within u&. 2o man ha& to (oanythin% he (oe& not want to (o. Ae i& therefore the (irector ofhi& 'ife if he wi''& to be. ;hat we are to (o, i& the re&u't ofour trainin%. ;e are 'i4e *utty, an( can be com*'ete'y contro''e(

by our wi'' *ower.

Aabit i& a matter of acKuirement. Fou hear *eo*'e &ay0 Ae come& by thi& or that natura''y, a chi* off the o'( b'oc4, meanin%that he i& on'y (oin% what hi& *arent& (i(. Thi& i& Kuite oftenthe ca&e, but there i& no rea&on for it, for a *er&on can brea4 ahabit u&t the moment he ma&ter& the + wi''. B man may ha e

been a %oo(IforInothin% a'' hi& 'ife u* to thi& ery minute,

but from thi& time on he be%in& to amount to &omethin%. E en o'(men ha e &u((en'y chan%e( an( accom*'i&he( won(er&. + 'o&t myo**ortunity, &ay& one. That may be true, but by &heer force ofwi'', we can fin( a way to brin% u& another o**ortunity. There i&no truth in the &ayin% that o**ortunity 4noc4& at our (oor butonce in a 'ifetime. The fact i&, o**ortunity ne er &ee4& u& wemu&t &ee4 it. ;hat u&ua''y turn& out to be one manG& o**ortunity,wa& another manG& 'o&&. +n thi& (ay one manG& brain i& matche(a%ain&t anotherG&. +t i& often the Kuic4ne&& of brain action that(etermine& the re&u't. 3ne man thin4& + wi'' (o it, but whi'ehe *rocra&tinate& the other %oe& ahea( an( (oe& the wor4. They

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chance. @ut it &hou'( teach him a 'e&&on, an( it wi'', if he i&&ee4in% the *ath that 'ea(& to &ucce&&.

any *er&on& rea( %oo( boo4&, but &ay they (o not %et much %oo(out of them. They (o not rea'i)e that a'' any boo4 or any 'e&&oncour&e can (o i& to awa4en them to their *o&&ibi'itie& to&timu'ate them to u&e their wi'' *ower. Fou may teach a *er&onfrom now unti' (oomG& (ay, but that *er&on wi'' on'y 4now what he'earn& him&e'f. Fou can 'ea( him to the fountain, but you canGtma4e him (rin4.

3ne of the mo&t beneficia' *ractice& + 4now of i& that of 'oo4in%for the %oo( in e eryone an( e erythin%, for there i& %oo( in a''thin%&. ;e encoura%e a *er&on by &eein% hi& %oo( Kua'itie& an( wea'&o he'* our&e' e& by 'oo4in% for them. ;e %ain their %oo(wi&he&, a mo&t a'uab'e a&&et &ometime&. ;e %et bac4 what we %i eout. The time come& when mo&t a'' of u& nee( encoura%ement nee(

buoyin% u*. =o form the habit of encoura%in% other&, an( you wi''fin( it a won(erfu' tonic for both tho&e encoura%e( an( your&e'f,for you wi'' %et bac4 encoura%in% an( u*'iftin% thou%ht&.

ife furni&he& u& the o**ortunity to im*ro e. @ut whether we (oit or not (e*en(& u*on how near we 'i e u* to what i& ex*ecte( ofu&. The fir&t of each month, a *er&on &hou'( &it (own an( examinethe *ro%re&& he ha& ma(e. +f he ha& not come u* to ex*ectation&he &hou'( (i&co er the rea&on, an( by extra exertion mea&ure u*to what i& (eman(e( next time. E ery time that we fa'' behin(what we *'anne( to (o, we 'o&e u&t &o much for that time i& %onefore er. ;e may fin( a rea&on for (oin% it, but mo&t excu&e& are

*oor &ub&titute& for action. o&t thin%& are *o&&ib'e. 3ur& may be a har( ta&4, but the har(er the ta&4, the %reater the rewar(.+t i& the (ifficu't thin%& that rea''y (e e'o* u&, anythin% thatreKuire& on'y a &ma'' effort, uti'i)e& ery few of our facu'tie&,an( yie'(& a &canty har e&t of achie ement. =o (o not &hrin4 froma har( ta&4, for to accom*'i&h one of the&e wi'' often brin% u&more %oo( than a (o)en 'e&&er trium*h&.

+ 4now that e ery man that i& wi''in% to *ay the *rice can be a&ucce&&. The *rice i& not in money, but in effort. The fir&te&&entia' Kua'ity for &ucce&& i& the (e&ire to (oIIto be&omethin%. The next thin% i& to 'earn how to (o it the next tocarry it into execution. The man that i& the be&t ab'e toaccom*'i&h anythin% i& the one with a broa( min( the man that

ha& acKuire( 4now'e(%e, that may, it i& true, be forei%n to thi& *articu'ar ca&e, but i&, ne erthe'e&&, of &ome a'ue in a''ca&e&. =o the man that want& to be &ucce&&fu' mu&t be 'ibera' hemu&t acKuire a'' the 4now'e(%e that he can he mu&t be we''

*o&te( not on'y in one branch of hi& bu&ine&& but in e ery *artof it. =uch a man achie e& &ucce&&.

The &ecret of &ucce&& i& to try a'way& to im*ro e your&e'f nomatter where you are or what your *o&ition. earn a'' you can.DonGt &ee how 'itt'e you can (o, but how much you can (o. =uch aman wi'' a'way& be in (eman(, for he e&tab'i&he& the re*utationof bein% a hu&t'er. There i& a'way& room for him becau&e


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*ro%re&&i e firm& ne er 'et a hu&t'er 'ea e their em*'oyment ifthey can he'* it.

The man that reache& the to* i& the %ritty, *'uc4y, har( wor4eran( ne er the timi(, uncertain, &'ow wor4er. Bn untrie( man i&&e'(om *ut in a *o&ition of re&*on&ibi'ity an( *ower. The man&e'ecte( i& one that ha& (one &omethin%, achie e( re&u't& in &ome'ine, or ta4en the 'ea( in hi& (e*artment. Ae i& *'ace( there

becau&e of hi& re*utation of *uttin% i%or an( iri'ity into hi&effort&, an( becau&e he ha& *re iou&'y &hown that he ha& *'uc4an( (etermination.

The man that i& cho&en at the crucia' time i& not u&ua''y a%eniu& he (oe& not *o&&e&& any more ta'ent than other&, but heha& 'earne( that re&u't& can on'y be *ro(uce( by untirin%concentrate( effort. That mirac'e&, in bu&ine&& (o not u&tha**en. Ae 4now& that the on'y way they wi'' ha**en i& by&tic4in% to a *ro*o&ition an( &eein% it throu%h. That i& the on'y&ecret of why &ome &uccee( an( other& fai'. The &ucce&&fu' man%et& u&e( to &eein% thin%& accom*'i&he( an( a'way& fee'& &ure of

&ucce&&. The man that i& a fai'ure %et& u&e( to &eein% fai'ure,ex*ect& it an( attract& it to him.

+t i& my o*inion that with the ri%ht 4in( of trainin% e ery mancou'( be a &ucce&&. +t i& rea''y a &hame that &o many men an(women, rich in abi'ity an( ta'ent, are a''owe( to %o to wa&te, &oto &*ea4. =ome (ay + ho*e to &ee a mi''ionaire *hi'anthro*i&t&tart a &choo' for the trainin% of fai'ure&. + am &ure he cou'(not *ut hi& money to a better u&e. +n a yearG& time the &cienceof *ractica' *&ycho'o%y cou'( (o won(er& for him. Ae cou'( ha ea%encie& on the 'oo4out for men that ha( 'o&t their %ri* onthem&e' e& that ha( throu%h in(i&*o&ition wea4ene( their wi''that throu%h &ome &orrow or mi&fortune ha( become (i&coura%e(. Btfir&t a'' they nee( i& a 'itt'e he'* to %et them bac4 on theirfeet, but u&ua''y they %et a 4noc4 (ownwar(& in&tea(. The re&u'ti& that their 'atent *ower& ne er (e e'o* an( both they an( thewor'( are the 'o&er&. + tru&t that in the near future, &omeonewi'' hee( the o**ortunity of u&in% &ome of hi& mi''ion& inarou&in% men that ha e be%un to fa'ter. B'' they nee( to be &howni& that there i& within them an omni*otent &ource that i& rea(yto ai( them, *ro i(in% they wi'' ma4e u&e of it. Their min(& on'yha e to be turne( from (e&*air to ho*e to ma4e them re%ain theirho'(.

;hen a man 'o&e& hi& %ri* to(ay, he mu&t win hi& re(em*tion byhi& own wi''. Ae wi'' %et 'itt'e encoura%ement or a( ice of anin&*irin% nature. Ae mu&t u&ua''y re%ain the ri%ht roa( a'one. Aemu&t &to* (i&&i*atin% hi& ener%ie& an( turn hi& attention to

bui'(in% a u&efu' career. To(ay we mu&t conKuer our wea4enin%ten(encie& a'one. DonGt ex*ect anyone to he'* you. Ou&t ta4e one

bi% brace, ma4e firm re&o'ution&, an( re&o' e to conKuer yourwea4ne&&e& an( ice&. ?ea''y none can (o thi& for you. They canencoura%e you that i& a''.

+ can thin4 of nothin%, but 'ac4 of hea'th, that &hou'( interfere


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with one becomin% &ucce&&fu'. There i& no other han(ica* that you&hou'( not be ab'e to o ercome. To o ercome a han(ica*, a'' thatit i& nece&&ary to (o i& to u&e more (etermination an( %rit an(wi''.

The man with %rit an( wi'', may be *oor to(ay an( wea'thy in afew year& wi'' *ower i& a better a&&et than money ;i'' wi''carry you o er cha&m& of fai'ure, if you but %i e it the chance.

The men that ha e ri&en to the hi%he&t *o&ition& ha e u&ua''y ha(to %ain their ictorie& a%ain&t bi% o((&. Thin4 of the har(&hi*&many of our in entor& ha e %one throu%h before they became a&ucce&&. :&ua''y they ha e been ery much mi&un(er&too( byre'ati e& an( frien(&. Jery often they (i( not ha e the barenece&&itie& of 'ife, yet, by &heer (etermination an( re&o'utecoura%e, they mana%e( to exi&t &omehow unti' they *erfecte( theirin ention&, which afterwar(& %reat'y he'*e( in betterin% thecon(ition of other&.

E eryone rea''y want& to (o &omethin%, but there are few that

wi'' *ut forwar( the nee(e( effort to ma4e the nece&&ary&acrifice to &ecure it. There i& on'y one way to accom*'i&hanythin% an( that i& to %o ahea( an( (o it. B man may accom*'i&ha'mo&t anythin% to(ay, if he u&t &et& hi& heart on (oin% it an('et& nothin% interfere with hi& *ro%re&&. 3b&tac'e& are Kuic4'yo ercome by the man that &et& out to accom*'i&h hi& heartG&(e&ire. The bi%%er the man, the &ma''er the ob&tac'e a**ear&.The &ma''er the man the %reater the ob&tac'e a**ear&. B'way&'oo4 at the a( anta%e you %ain by o ercomin% ob&tac'e&, an( itwi'' %i e you the nee(e( coura%e for their conKue&t.

Do not ex*ect that you wi'' a'way& ha e ea&y &ai'in%. Part& ofyour ourney are 'i4e'y to be rou%h. DonGt 'et the rou%h *'ace&

*ut you out of commi&&ion. >ee* on with the ourney. Ou&t the wayyou weather the &torm &how& what materia' you are ma(e of. 2e er&it (own an( com*'ain of the rou%h *'ace&, but thin4 how nice the

*'ea&ant &tretche& were. Jiew with (e'i%ht the &mooth *'ain& thatare in front of you.

Do not 'et a &etbac4 &to* you. Thin4 of it a& a mere inci(entthat ha& to be o ercome before you can reach your %oa'.

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an from a *&ycho'o%ica' &tan(*oint of (e e'o*ment i& not what he&hou'( be. Ae (oe& not *o&&e&& the &e'fIma&tery, the&e'fI(irectin% *ower of concentration that i& hi& by ri%ht.

Ae ha& not traine( him&e'f in a way to *romote hi& &e'fIma&tery.E ery ba'ance( min( *o&&e&&e& the facu'tie& who&e chief (utie&are to en%ineer, (irect an( concentrate the o*eration& of themin(, both in a menta' an( *hy&ica' &en&e. an mu&t 'earn to


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contro' not on'y hi& min( but hi& bo(i'y mo ement&.

;hen the contro''in% facu'tie& autonomic/ are in an untraine(con(ition, the im*u'&e&, *a&&ion&, emotion&, thou%ht&, action&an( habit& of the *er&on &uffer from 'ac4 of re%u'ation, an( the

*roce(ure of menta' concentration i& not %oo(, not becau&e themin( i& nece&&ari'y wea4 in the autonomic (e*artment of thefacu'tie&, but becau&e the min( i& not *ro*er'y traine(.

;hen the &e'fIre%u'atin% facu'tie& are not (e e'o*e( theim*u'&e&, a**etite&, emotion& an( *a&&ion& ha e fu'' &win% to (oa& they *'ea&e an( the min( become& im*u'&i e, re&t'e&&,emotiona' an( irre%u'ar in it& action. Thi& i& what ma4e& menta'concentration *oor.

;hen the &e'fI%ui(in% facu'tie& are wea4 in (e e'o*ment, the *er&on a'way& 'ac4& the *ower of menta' concentration. Thereforeyou cannot 'earn to concentrate unti' you (e e'o* tho&e ery

*ower& that Kua'ify you to be ab'e to concentrate. =o if youcannot concentrate one of the fo''owin% i& the cau&e0

1. Deficiency of the motor center&.H. Bn im*u'&i e an( emotiona' min(.L. Bn untraine( min(.

The 'a&t fau't can &oon be remo e( by &y&tematic *ractice. +t i&ea&ie&t to correct.

The im*u'&i e an( emotiona' &tate of min( can be&t be correcte( by re&trainin% an%er, *a&&ion an( excitement, hatre(, &tron%im*u'&e&, inten&e emotion&, fretfu'ne&&, etc. +t i& im*o&&ib'e toconcentrate when you are in any of the&e excite( &tate&.

The&e can be natura''y (ecrea&e( by a oi(in% &uch foo( an( (rin4&a& ha e ner e wea4enin% or &timu'atin% inf'uence&, or a ten(encyto &tir u* the *a&&ion&, the im*u'&e& an( the emotion& it i& aery %oo( *ractice to watch an( a&&ociate with tho&e *er&on& thatare &tea(y, ca'm, contro''e( an( con&er ati e.

Correctin% the (eficiency of the motor center& i& har(er becau&ea& the *er&onG& brain i& un(e e'o*e( he 'ac4& wi'' *ower.

To cure thi& ta4e& &ome time. Per&on& &o aff'icte( may benefit by

rea(in% an( &tu(yin% my cour&e, The a&ter in(. [


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Their *ower of concentration become& wea4er an( they fin( it(ifficu't to concentrate on anythin%. They ery often in ure the

brain, if they 4ee* u* thi& &tate. To be ab'e to concentrate youmu&t *o&&e&& &tren%th of min(. The *er&on that i& feeb'eImin(e(cannot concentrate hi& min(, becau&e of 'ac4 of wi''. The min(that cannot center it&e'f on a &*ecia' &ub ect, or thou%ht, i&wea4 a'&o the min( that cannot (raw it&e'f from a &ub ect orthou%ht i& wea4. @ut the *er&on that can center hi& min( on any

*rob'em, no matter what it i&, an( remo e any unharmoniou&im*re&&ion& ha& &tren%th of min(. Concentration, fir&t, 'a&t an(a'' the time, mean& &tren%th of min(.

Throu%h concentration a *er&on i& ab'e to co''ect an( ho'( hi&menta' an( *hy&ica' ener%ie& at wor4. B concentrate( min( *ay&attention to thou%ht&, wor(&, act& an( *'an&. The *er&on whoa''ow& hi& min( to roam at wi'' wi'' ne er accom*'i&h a %reat(ea' in the wor'(. Ae wa&te& hi& ener%ie&. +f you wor4, thin4,ta'4 an( act aim'e&&'y, an( a''ow your brain to wan(er from your&ub ect to forei%n fie'(&, you wi'' not be ab'e to concentrate.Fou concentrate at the moment when you &ay, + want to, + can, +

wi''.=ome i&ta4e& =ome Peo*'e a4e. +f you wa&te your time rea(in%&en&ationa' &torie& or worth'e&& new&*a*er item&, you excite theim*u'&i e an( the emotiona' facu'tie&, an( thi& mean& you arewea4enin% your *ower of concentration. Fou wi'' not be a freeen%ineer, ab'e to *i'ot your&e'f to &ucce&&.

Concentration of the min( can on'y be (e e'o*e( by watchin%your&e'f c'o&e'y. B'' 4in(& of (e e'o*ment commence with c'o&eattention. Fou &hou'( re%u'ate your e ery thou%ht an( fee'in%.;hen you commence to watch your&e'f an( your own act& an( a'&othe act& of other *eo*'e, you u&e the facu'tie& of autonomy, an(,a& you continue to (o &o, you im*ro e your facu'tie&, unti' intime you can en%ineer your e ery thou%ht, wi&h an( *'an. To beab'e to foca'i)e the min( on the ob ect at han( in a con&ciou&manner 'ea(& to concentration. 3n'y the traine( min( canfoca'i)e. To ho'( a thou%ht before it unti' a'' the facu'tie&&ha'' ha e ha( time to con&i(er that thou%ht i& concentration.

The *er&on that cannot (irect hi& thou%ht&, wi&he&, *'an&,re&o'ution& an( &tu(ie& cannot *o&&ib'y &uccee( to the fu''e&textent. The *er&on that i& im*u'&i e one moment an( ca'm the next

ha& not the *ro*er contro' o er him&e'f. Ae i& not a ma&ter ofhi& min(, nor of hi& thou%ht&, fee'in%& an( wi&he&. =uch a *er&oncannot be a &ucce&&. ;hen he become& irritate(, he irritate&other& an( &*oi'& a'' chance& of any concerne( (oin% their be&t.@ut the *er&on that can (irect hi& ener%ie& an( ho'( them at wor4in a concentrate( manner contro'& hi& e ery wor4 an( act, an(thereby %ain& *ower to contro' other&. Ae can ma4e hi& e ery mo e&er e a u&efu' en( an( e ery thou%ht a nob'e *ur*o&e.

+n thi& (ay the man that %et& excite( an( irritab'e &hou'( be'oo4e( u*on a& an un(e&irab'e *er&on. The *er&on of %oo( bree(in%now &*ea4& with &'owne&& an( (e'iberation. Ae i& cu'ti atin% more


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an( more of a re*o&efu' attitu(e. Ae i& con&ciou&'y attenti e an(ho'(& hi& min( to one thin% at a time. Ae &hut& out e erythin%e'&e. ;hen you are ta'4in% to anyone %i e him your &o'e an(un(i i(e( attention. Do not 'et your attention wan(er or be(i erte(. $i e no hee( to anythin% e'&e, but ma4e your wi'' an(inte''ect act in uni&on.

=tart out in the mornin% an( &ee how &e'fI*oi&e( you can remaina'' (ay. Bt time& ta4e an in entory of your action& (urin% the(ay an( &ee if you ha e 4e*t your (etermination. +f not, &ee thatyou (o tomorrow. The more &e'fI*oi&e( you are the better wi''your concentration be. 2e er be in too much of a hurry an(,remember, the more you im*ro e your concentration, the %reaterare your *o&&ibi'itie&. Concentration mean& &ucce&&, becau&e youare better ab'e to %o ern your&e'f an( centra'i)e your min( you

become more in earne&t in what you (o an( thi& a'mo&t in ariab'yim*ro e& your chance& for &ucce&&.

;hen you are ta'4in% to a *er&on ha e your own *'an& in min(.Concentrate your &tren%th u*on the *ur*o&e you are ta'4in% about.

;atch hi& e ery mo e, but 4ee* your own *'an& before you. :n'e&&you (o, you wi'' wa&te your ener%y an( not accom*'i&h a& much a&you &hou'(.

+ want you to watch the next *er&on you &ee that ha& there*utation of bein% a &tron% character, a man of force. ;atch an(&ee what a *erfect contro' he ha& o er hi& bo(y. Then + want youto watch u&t an or(inary *er&on. 2otice how he mo e& hi& eye&,arm&, fin%er& notice the u&e'e&& ex*en(iture of ener%y. The&emo ement& a'' brea4 (own the ita' ce''& an( 'e&&en the *er&onG&

*ower in ita' an( ner e (irection&. +t i& u&t a& im*ortant foryou to con&er e your ner ou& force& a& it i& the ita' force&. B&an exam*'e we &ee an en%ine %oin% a'on% the trac4 ery &mooth'y.=ome one o*en& a'' the a' e& an( the train &to*&. +t i& the &amewith you. +f you want to u&e your fu'' amount of &team, you mu&tc'o&e your a' e& an( (irect your *ower of %eneratin% menta'&team towar( one en(. Center your min( on one *ur*o&e, one *'an,one tran&action.

There i& nothin% that u&e& u* ner e force &o Kuic4'y a&excitement. Thi& i& why an irritab'e *er&on i& ne er ma%netic hei& ne er a(mire( or 'o e( he (oe& not (e e'o* tho&e finerKua'itie& that a rea' %ent'eman *o&&e&&e&. Bn%er, &arca&m an(

excitement wea4en a *er&on in thi& (irection. The *er&on thata''ow& him&e'f to %et excite( wi'' become ner ou& in time, becau&e he u&e& u* hi& ner e force& an( hi& ita' ener%ie&. The *er&on that cannot contro' him&e'f an( 4ee* from becomin% excite(cannot concentrate.

;hen the min( can *ro*er'y concentrate, a'' the ener%y of e erymicro&co*ic ce'' i& (irecte( into one channe' an( then there i& a

*owerfu' *er&ona' inf'uence %enerate(. E eryone *o&&e&&e& manymi''ion& of 'itt'e tremb'in% ce''&, an( each one of the&e ha& acenter where 'ife an( ener%y are &tore( u* an( %enerate(. +f thi&ener%y i& not wa&te( but con&er e( an( contro''e(, thi& *er&on i&


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inf'uentia', but when it i& the o**o&ite, he i& not inf'uentia'or &ucce&&fu'.

Ou&t a& it i& im*o&&ib'e for a &team en%ine to run with a'' it&a' e& o*en, &o i& it im*o&&ib'e for you to wa&te your ener%y an(run at your to* &*ee(. Each neuron in the %ray 'ayer& of the

brain i& a *&ychic center of thou%ht an( action, each one i& *u'&atin% an inte''i%ent force of &ome 4in(, an( when thi& force,your thou%ht& an( motion&, are 4e*t in chee4 by a con&er ati e,&y&tematic an( concentrate( min(, the re&u't wi'' be ma%neti&m,ita'ity an( hea'th. The mu&c'e&, bone&, 'i%ament&, feet, han(&an( ner e&, etc., are a%ent& for carryin% out the man(ate& of themin(. The &o'e *ur*o&e of the o'itiona' facu'tie& i& to mo e the

*hy&ica' mechani&m a& the ener%y tra e'& a'on% the wire& ofner e& an( mu&c'e&. Ou&t for that rea&on, if you throw ao'untary contro' o er the&e me&&a%e&, im*u'&e&, thou%ht&,emotion&, *hy&ica' mo ement& an( o er the&e *hy&ica' in&trument&you (e e'o* your facu'tie& of &e'fIma&tery an( to the extent you&uccee( here in *ro*ortion wi'' you (e e'o* the *ower ofconcentration.

Bny exerci&e or wor4 that excite& the min(, &timu'ate& the&en&e&, ca''& the emotion& an( a**etite& into action, confu&e&,terrifie& or emotiona'i)e&, wea4en& the *ower of concentration.Thi& i& why a'' 4in( of excitement i& ba(. Thi& i& the rea&on why

*er&on& who (rin4 &tron% (rin4&, who a''ow them&e' e& to %et intofit& of tem*er, who fi%ht, who eat &timu'atin% foo(, who &in% an((ance an( thu& (e e'o* their emotion&, who are &u((en, ehementan( emotiona', 'ac4 the *ower to concentrate. @ut tho&e who&eaction& are &'ower an( (irecte( by their inte''i%ence (e e'o*concentration. =ometime& (o%matic, wi'fu', excitab'e *er&on& canconcentrate, but it i& &*a&mo(ic, erratic concentration in&tea(of contro''e( an( uniform concentration. Their ener%y wor4& by&*e''& &ometime& they ha e *'enty, other time& ery 'itt'e iti& ea&i'y excite( ea&i'y wa&te(. The be&t way to un(er&tan( iti& to com*are it with the (i&char%e of a %un. +f the %un %oe& offwhen you want it to, it accom*'i&he& the *ur*o&e, but if it %oe&off before you are rea(y for it, you wi'' not on'y wa&teammunition, but it i& a'&o 'i4e'y to (o &ome (ama%e. That i& u&twhat mo&t *er&on& (o. They a''ow their ener%y to ex*'o(e, thu&not on'y wa&tin% it but en(an%erin% other&. They wa&te their

*ower, their ma%neti&m an( &o in ure their chance of &ucce&&.=uch *er&on& are ne er we'' 'i4e( an( ne er wi'' be unti' they

%ain contro' o er them&e' e&.+t wi'' be nece&&ary for them to *ractice many (ifferent 4in(& ofconcentration exerci&e&, an( to 4ee* them u* for &ome time. Theymu&t com*'ete'y o ercome their &u((en, erratic thou%ht&, an(re%u'ate their emotion& an( mo ement&. They mu&t from mornin% toni%ht train the min( to be &tea(y, an( (irect an( 4ee* theener%ie& at wor4.

The 'ower area of the brain i& the &tore hou&e of the ener%y.o&t a'' *er&on& ha e a'' the (ynamic ener%y they nee( if theywou'( concentrate it. They ha e the machine, but they mu&t a'&o


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ha e the en%ineer, or they wi'' not %o ery far. The en%ineer i&the &e'fIre%u'atin%, (irectin% *ower. The *er&on that (oe& not(e e'o* hi& en%ineerin% Kua'itie& wi'' not accom*'i&h much in'ife. The %oo( en%ineer contro'& hi& e ery act. B'' wor4 a&&i&t&in (e e'o*ment. @y what you (o you either a( ance or (e%enerate.Thi& i& a %oo( i(ea to 4ee* a'way& in min(. ;hen you areuncertain whether you &hou'( (o &omethin% or not, u&t thin4whether by (oin% it you wi'' %row or (eteriorate, an( actaccor(in%'y.

+ am a firm be'ie er in wor4 when you wor4, an( *'ay when you *'ay. ;hen you %i e your&e'f u* to *'ea&ure you can (e e'o*concentration by thin4in% of nothin% e'&e but *'ea&ure when yourmin( (we''& on 'o e, thin4 of nothin% but thi& an( you wi'' fin(you can (e e'o* a more inten&e 'o e than you e er ha( before.;hen you concentrate your min( on the you or rea' &e'f, an( it&won(erfu' *o&&ibi'itie&, you (e e'o* concentration an( a hi%hero*inion of your&e'f. @y (oin% thi& &y&tematica''y, you (e e'o*much *ower, becau&e you cannot be &y&tematic withoutconcentratin% on what you are (oin%. ;hen you wa'4 out into the

country an( inha'e the fre&h air, &tu(yin% e%etation, tree&,etc., you are concentratin%. ;hen you &ee that you are at your *'ace of bu&ine&& at a certain time each mornin% you are(e e'o*in% &tea(ine&& of habit an( becomin% &y&tematic. +f youform the habit of bein% on time one mornin%, a 'itt'e 'ate thenext, an( &ti'' 'ater the fo''owin% one, you are not (e e'o*in%concentration, but whene er you fix your min( on a certainthou%ht an( ho'( your min( on it at &ucce&&i e inter a'&, you(e e'o* concentration.

+f you ho'( your min( on &ome cho&en ob ect, you centra'i)e yourattention, u&t 'i4e the 'en& of the camera centra'i)e& on acertain 'an(&ca*e. Therefore a'way& ho'( your min( on what youare (oin%, no matter what it i&. >ee* a carefu' watch o eryour&e'f, for un'e&& you (o your im*ro ement wi'' be ery &'ow.

Practice inha'in% 'on%, (ee* breath&, not &im*'y for theim*ro ement of hea'th, a'thou%h that i& no &ma'' matter, but a'&ofor the *ur*o&e of (e e'o*in% more *ower, more 'o e, more 'ife.B'' wor4 a&&i&t& in (e e'o*ment.

Fou may thin4 it foo'i&h to try to (e e'o* concentration byta4in% mu&cu'ar exerci&e&, but you mu&t not for%et that the min(

i& a&&ociate( with mu&c'e an( ner e. ;hen you &tea(y your ner e&an( mu&c'e&, you &tea(y your min(, but 'et your ner e& %et out ofor(er an( your min( wi'' become erratic an( you wi'' not *o&&e&&the *ower of (irection, which, in other wor(&, i& concentration.Therefore you un(er&tan( how im*ortant exerci&e& that &tea(y thener e& an( mu&c'e& are in (e e'o*in% concentration.

E eryone i& continua''y recei in% im*u'&e& that mu&t be (irecte(an( contro''e( if one i& to 'ea( a &ucce&&fu' 'ife. That i& therea&on why a *er&on mu&t contro' the mo ement& of hi& eye&, feet,fin%er&, etc. thi& i& another rea&on why it i& im*ortant tocontro' hi& breathin%. The &'ow, (ee*, *ro'on%e( exha'ation& are


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The han( of 'o e a'way& ma%neti)e&, but it mu&t be &tea(y an(contro''e(. o e can be concentrate( in your han( &ha4e, an( thi&i& one of the be&t way& to inf'uence another.

The next time you fee' your&e'f becomin% irritab'e, u&e your wi''an( be *atient. Thi& i& a ery %oo( exerci&e in &e'fIcontro'. +twi'' he'* you to 4ee* *atient if you wi'' breathe &'ow'y an((ee*'y. +f you fin( you are commencin% to &*ea4 fa&t, u&tcontro' your&e'f an( &*ea4 &'ow'y an( c'ear'y. >ee* from eitherrai&in% or 'owerin% your oice an( concentrate on the fact thatyou are (etermine( to 4ee* your *oi&e, an( you wi'' im*ro e your

*ower of concentration.

;hen you meet *eo*'e of &ome con&eKuence, a&&ume a re*o&efu'attitu(e before them. Do thi& at a'' time&. ;atch both them an(your&e'f. =tatic exerci&e& (e e'o* the motor facu'tie& an(increa&e the *ower of concentration. +f you fee' your&e'f %ettin%irritab'e, ner ou& or wea4, &tan( &Kuare'y on your feet with yourche&t u* an( inha'e (ee*'y an( you wi'' &ee that yourirritabi'ity wi'' (i&a**ear an( a &i'ent ca'm wi'' *a&& o er you.

+f you are in the habit of a&&ociatin% with ner ou&, irritab'e *eo*'e, Kuit it unti' you %row &tron% in the *ower ofconcentration, becau&e irritab'e, an%ry, fretfu', (o%matic an((i&a%reeab'e *eo*'e wi'' wea4en what *ower& of re&i&tance youha e.

Bny exerci&e& that %i e you better contro' of the ear&, fin%er&,eye&, feet, he'* you to &tea(y your min( when your eye i&&tea(y, your min( i& &tea(y. 3ne of the be&t way& to &tu(y a

*er&on i& to watch hi& *hy&ica' mo ement&, for, when we &tu(y hi&action&, we are &tu(yin% hi& min(. @ecau&e action& are theex*re&&ion& of the min(. B& the min( i&, &o i& the action. +f iti& unea&y, re&t'e&&, erratic, un&tea(y, it& action& are the &ame.;hen it i& com*o&e(, the min( i& com*o&e(. Concentration mean&contro' of the min( an( bo(y. Fou cannot &ecure contro' o er onewithout the other.

any *eo*'e who &eem to 'ac4 ambition ha e &'u%%i&h min(&. Theyare &tea(y, *atient an( &eemin%'y ha e %oo( contro', but thi&(oe& not &ay they are ab'e to concentrate. The&e *eo*'e arein(o'ent, inacti e, &'ow an( 'i&t'e&&, becau&e they 'ac4 ener%ythey (o not 'o&e contro' becau&e they ha e 'itt'e force to

contro'. They ha e no tem*er an( it therefore cannot (i&turbthem. Their action& are &tea(y becau&e they *o&&e&& 'itt'eener%y. The natura' *er&on i& interna''y &tron%, ener%etic an(forcefu', but hi& ener%y, force an( &tren%th, thou%ht& an(

*hy&ica' mo ement& are we'' un(er hi& contro'.

+f a *er&on (oe& not ha e ener%y, both menta' an( *hy&ica', hemu&t (e e'o* it. +f he ha& ener%y which he cannot (irect an( ho'(to a *oint he mu&t 'earn to (o &o. B man may be ery ca*ab'e,

but, un'e&& he ;i''& to contro' hi& abi'itie&, they wi'' not (ohim any %oo(.


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&omethin% rea''y worth whi'e. The man that &tic4& to &omethin% i&not the man that fai'&.

Power to him who *ower exert&. IIEmer&on.

=ucce&& toI(ay (e*en(& 'ar%e'y on concentratin% on the +nterior'aw of force, for when you (o thi& you awa4en tho&e thou%ht

*ower& or force&, which, when u&e( in bu&ine&&, in&ure& *ermanentre&u't&.

:nti' you are ab'e to (o thi& you ha e not reache( your 'imit inthe u&e of your force&. Thi& %reat uni er&e i& interwo en withmyria(& of force&. Fou ma4e your own *'ace, an( whether it i&im*ortant (e*en(& u*on you. Throu%h the +n(e&tructib'e an(:nconKuerab'e aw you can in time accom*'i&h a'' ri%ht thin%& an(therefore (o not be afrai( to un(erta4e whate er you rea''y(e&ire to accom*'i&h an( are wi''in% to *ay for in effort.Bnythin% that i& ri%ht i& *o&&ib'e. That which i& nece&&ary wi''ine itab'y ta4e *'ace. +f &omethin% i& ri%ht it i& your (uty to

(o it, thou%h the who'e wor'( thin4& it to be wron%. $o( an( oneare a'way& a ma ority, or in *'ain wor(&, that omni*otentinterior 'aw which i& $o(, an( the or%ani&m that re*re&ent& youi& ab'e to conKuer the who'e wor'( if your cau&e i& ab&o'ute'y

u&t. DonGt &ay + wi&h + wa& a %reat man. Fou can (o anythin%that i& *ro*er an( you want to (o. Ou&t &ay0 Fou can. Fou wi''.Fou mu&t. Ou&t rea'i)e thi& an( the re&t i& ea&y. Fou ha e the'atent facu'tie& an( force& to &ub(ue anythin% that trie& tointerfere with your *'an&.

etItheItroub'e&Ian(Ire&*on&ibi'itie&IofI'ifeIcomeIthic4Ian(Ifa&t. +IamIrea(yIforIthem. yI&ou'Ii&IunconKuerab'e.+Ire*re&entItheI+nfiniteI'awIofIforce,IorIofIa''I*ower.Thi&I$o(IwithinIi&ImyIa''I&ufficientI&tren%thIan(Ie erI*re&entIhe'*IinItimeIofItroub'e.TheImoreI(ifficu'tie&ItheI%reaterIit&Itrium*h&Ithrou%hIme.TheIhar(erImyItria'&,ItheIfa&terI+I%oIinItheI(e e'o*mentIofImyIinherentI&tren%th. etIa''Ie'&eIfai'Ime.Thi&IinteriorIre'ianceIi&Ia''I&ufficient. TheIri%htImu&tI*re ai'.+I(eman(Iwi&(omIan(I*owerItoI4nowIan(Ifo''owItheIri%ht.yIhi%herI&e'fIi&Ia''Iwi&e. +InowI(rawInearerItoIit.

E==32 +J. C32CE2T?BT+32, TAE =+ E2T -3?CE TABT P?3D:CE= ?E=: T=+2 B @:=+2E==

+ want you fir&t to rea'i)e how *owerfu' thou%ht i&. B thou%ht offear ha& turne( a *er&onG& hair %ray in a ni%ht. B *ri&onercon(emne( to (ie wa& to'( that if he wou'( con&ent to anex*eriment an( 'i e( throu%h it he wou'( be free(. Ae con&ente(.They wante( to &ee how much b'oo( a *er&on cou'( 'o&e an( &ti'''i e. They arran%e( that b'oo( wou'( a**arent'y (ro* from a cutma(e in hi& 'e%. The cut ma(e wa& ery &'i%ht, from which

*ractica''y no b'oo( e&ca*e(. The room wa& (ar4ene(, an( the


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*ri&oner thou%ht the (ro**in% he hear( wa& rea''y comin% from hi&'e%. The next mornin% he wa& (ea( throu%h menta' fear.

The two abo e i''u&tration& wi'' %i e you a 'itt'e i(ea of the *ower of thou%ht. To thorou%h'y rea'i)e the *ower of thou%ht i&worth a %reat (ea' to you.

Throu%h concentrate( thou%ht *ower you can ma4e your&e'f whate eryou *'ea&e. @y thou%ht you can %reat'y increa&e your efficiencyan( &tren%th. Fou are &urroun(e( by a'' 4in(& of thou%ht&, &ome%oo(, other& ba(, an( you are &ure to ab&orb &ome of the 'atterif you (o not bui'( u* a *o&iti e menta' attitu(e.

+f you wi'' &tu(y the nee('e&& moo(& of anxiety, worry,(e&*on(ency, (i&coura%ement an( other& that are the re&u't ofuncontro''e( thou%ht&, you wi'' rea'i)e how im*ortant the contro'of your thou%ht& are. Four thou%ht& ma4e you what you are.

;hen + wa'4 a'on% the &treet an( &tu(y the (ifferent *eo*'eG&face& + can te'' how they &*ent their 'i e&. +t a'' &how& in

their face&, u&t 'i4e a mirror ref'ect& their *hy&ica'countenance&. +n 'oo4in% in tho&e face& + cannot he'* thin4in%how mo&t of the *eo*'e you &ee ha e wa&te( their 'i e&.

The un(er&tan(in% of the *ower of thou%ht wi'' awa4en *o&&ibi'itie& within you that you ne er (reame( of. 2e er for%etthat your thou%ht& are ma4in% your en ironment, your frien(&, an(a& your thou%ht& chan%e the&e wi'' a'&o. +& thi& not a *ractica''e&&on to 'earn $oo( thou%ht& are con&tructi e. E i' thou%ht&are (e&tructi e. The (e&ire to (o ri%ht carrie& with it a %reat

*ower. + want you to thorou%h'y rea'i)e the im*ortance of yourthou%ht&, an( how to ma4e them a'uab'e, to un(er&tan( that yourthou%ht& come to you o er in i&ib'e wire& an( inf'uence you.

+f your thou%ht& are of a hi%h nature, you become connecte( with *eo*'e of the &ame menta' ca'iber an( you are ab'e to he'*your&e'f. +f your thou%ht& are tric4y, you wi'' brin% tric4y

*eo*'e to (ea' with you, who wi'' try to cheat you.

+f your thou%ht& are ri%ht 4in(, you wi'' in&*ire confi(ence intho&e with whom you are (ea'in%.

B& you %ain the %oo( wi'' of other& your confi(ence an( &tren%th

wi'' increa&e. Fou wi'' &oon 'earn the won(erfu' a'ue of yourthou%ht& an( how &erene you can become e en when circum&tance&are the mo&t tryin%.

=uch thou%ht& of ?i%ht an( $oo( ;i'' brin% you into harmony with *eo*'e that amount to &omethin% in the wor'( an( that are ab'e to%i e you he'* if you &hou'( nee( it, a& near'y e eryone (oe& attime&.

Fou can now &ee why it i& &o im*ortant to concentrate yourthou%ht& in the *ro*er channe'&. +t i& ery nece&&ary that *eo*'e&hou'( ha e confi(ence in you. ;hen two *eo*'e meet they ha e not


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the time to 'oo4 each other u*. They acce*t each other accor(in%to in&tinct which can u&ua''y be re'ie( on.

Fou meet a *er&on an( hi& attitu(e create& a &u&*icion in you.The chance& are you cannot te'' why, but &omethin% te''& you,Aa e no (ea'in%& with him, for if you (o, you wi'' be &orry.Thou%ht& *ro(uce action&. Therefore be carefu' of your thou%ht&.Four 'ife wi'' be mo'(e( by the thou%ht& you ha e. B &*iritua'

*ower i& a'way& a ai'ab'e to your thou%ht, an( when you areworthy you can attract a'' the %oo( thin%& without a %reat efforton your *art.

The &unG& ray& &hine (own on our %ar(en&, but we can *'ant tree&that wi'' interfere with the &un 'i%ht. There are in i&ib'eforce& rea(y to he'* you if you (o not thin4 an( act to interce*tthe&e. The&e force& wor4 &i'ent'y. Fou rea* what you &ow.

Fou ha e concentrate( within *ower& that if (e e'o*e( wi'' brin%you ha**ine&& %reater than you can e en ima%ine. o&t *eo*'e %oru&hin% throu%h 'ife, 'itera''y (ri in% away the ery thin%& they

&ee4. @y concentration you can re o'utioni)e your 'ife,accom*'i&h infinite'y more an( without a %reat effort.

oo4 within your&e'f an( you wi'' fin( the %reate&t machine e erma(e.

Aow to =*ea4 ;i&e'y. +n or(er to &*ea4 wi&e'y you mu&t &ecure at'ea&t a *artia' concentration of the facu'tie& an( force& u*onthe &ub ect at han(. =*eech interfere& with the focu&in% *ower&of the min(, a& it with(raw& the attention to the externa' an(therefore i& har('y to be com*are( with that (ee* &i'ence of the&ubcon&ciou& min(, where (ee* thou%ht&, an( the &i'ent force& ofhi%h *otency are e o' e(. +t i& nece&&ary to be &i'ent before youcan &*ea4 wi&e'y. The *er&on that i& rea''y a'ert an( we'' *oi&e(an( ab'e to &*ea4 wi&e'y un(er tryin% circum&tance&, i& the

*er&on that ha& *ractice( in the &i'ence. o&t *eo*'e (o not 4nowwhat the &i'ence i& an( thin4 it i& ea&y to %o into the &i'ence,

but thi& i& not &o. +n the rea' &i'ence we become attache( tothat interior 'aw an( the force& become &i'ent, becau&e they arein a &tate of hi%h *otency, or beyon( the ibratory &oun(& towhich our externa' ear& are attune(. Ae who (e&ire& to becomeabo e the or(inary &hou'( o*en u* for him&e'f the interiorchanne'& which 'ea( to the ab&o'ute 'aw of the omni*otent. Fou

can on'y (o thi& by *er&i&tent'y an( inte''i%ent'y *racticin%thou%ht concentration. Ao'( the thou%ht0

+nI&i'enceI+Iwi''Ia''owImyIhi%herI&e'fItoIha eIcom*'eteIcontro'.+Iwi''IbeItrueItoImyIhi%herI&e'f.+Iwi''I'i eItrueItoImyIconce*tionIofIwhatIi&Iri%ht.+Irea'i)eIthatIitIi&ItoImyI&e'fIintere&tItoI'i eIu*ItoImyIbe&t.+I(eman(Iwi&(omI&o thatI+ImayIactIwi&e'yIforImy&e'fIan(Iother&.

+n the next cha*ter + wi'' te'' you of the my&teriou& 'aw, which'in4& a'' humanity to%ether, by the *ower& of coIo*erati ethou%ht, an( choo&e& for u& com*anion&hi* an( frien(&.


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E==32 J. A3; C32CE2T?BTED TA3:$AT +2>= B A: B2+TF T3$ETAE?

+t i& within your *ower to %ratify your e ery wi&h. =ucce&& i&the re&u't of the way you thin4. + wi'' &how you how to thin4 to

be &ucce&&fu'.

The *ower to ru'e an( attract &ucce&& i& within your&e'f. The barrier& that &hut the&e off from you are &ub ect to yourcontro'. Fou ha e un'imite( *ower to thin4 an( thi& i& the 'in4that connect& you with your omni&cient &ource.

=ucce&& i& the re&u't of certain moo(& of min( or way& ofthin4in%. The&e moo(& can be contro''e( by you an( *ro(uce( atwi''.

Fou ha e been e o' e( to what you are from a 'ow'y atom becau&eyou *o&&e&&e( the *ower to thin4. Thi& *ower wi'' ne er 'ea e

you, but wi'' 4ee* ur%in% you on unti' you reach *erfection. B&you e o' e, you create new (e&ire& an( the&e can be %ratifie(.The *ower to ru'e 'ie& within you. The barrier& that 4ee* youfrom ru'in% are a'&o within you. The&e are the barrier& ofi%norance.

Concentrate( thou%ht wi'' accom*'i&h &eemin%'y im*o&&ib'e re&u't&an( ma4e you rea'i)e your fon(e&t ambition&. Bt the &ame timethat you brea4 (own barrier& of 'imitation new ambition& wi'' beawa4ene(. Fou be%in to ex*erience con&ciou& thou%htcon&truction&.

+f you wi'' u&t rea'i)e that throu%h (ee* concentration you become 'in4e( with thou%ht& of omni*otence, you wi'' 4i'' outentire'y your be'ief in your 'imitation& an( at the &ame timewi'' (ri e away a'' fear an( other ne%ati e an( (e&tructi ethou%ht force& which con&tant'y wor4 a%ain&t you. +n the *'ace ofthe&e you wi'' bui'( u* a &tron% a&&urance that your e eryenture wi'' be &ucce&&fu'. ;hen you 'earn thu& how toconcentrate an( reinforce your thou%ht, you contro' your menta'creation& they in turn he'* to mou'( your *hy&ica' en ironment,an( you become the ma&ter of circum&tance& an( the ru'er of your4in%(om.

+t i& u&t a& ea&y to &urroun( your 'ife with what you want a& iti& with what you (onGt want. +t i& a Kue&tion to be (eci(e( byyour wi''. There are no wa''& to *re ent you from %ettin% whatyou want, *ro i(in% you want what i& ri%ht. +f you choo&e&omethin% that i& not ri%ht, you are in o**o&ition to theomni*otent *'an& of the uni er&e an( (e&er e to fai'. @ut, if youwi'' ba&e your (e&ire& on u&tice an( %oo( wi'', you a ai'your&e'f of the he'*fu' *ower& of uni er&a' current&, an( in&tea(of ha in% a han(ica* to wor4 a%ain&t, can (e*en( u*on u'timate&ucce&&, thou%h the outwar( a**earance& may not at fir&t be

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2e er &to* to thin4 of tem*orary a**earance&, but maintain anunfa'terin% be'ief in your u'timate &ucce&&. a4e your *'an&carefu''y, an( &ee that they are not contrary to the ti(e& ofuni er&a' u&tice. The main thin% for you to remember i& to 4ee*at bay the (e&tructi e an( o**o&in% force& of fear an( an%er an(their &ate''ite&.

There i& no *ower &o %reat a& the be'ief which come& from the4now'e(%e that your thou%ht i& in harmony with the (i ine 'aw& ofthou%ht an( the &incere con iction that your cau&e i& ri%ht. Foumay be ab'e &eemin%'y to accom*'i&h re&u't& for a time e en ifyour cau&e i& un u&t, but the re&u't& wi'' be tem*orary, an(, intime, you wi'' ha e to tear (own your thou%ht e(ifice an( bui'(on the true foun(ation of ?i%ht.

P'an& that are not bui't on truth *ro(uce (i&cor(ant ibration&an( are therefore &e'fI(e&tructi e. 2e er try to bui'( unti' youcan bui'( ri%ht. +t i& a wa&te of time to (o anythin% e'&e. Foumay tem*orari'y *ut a&i(e your (e&ire to (o ri%ht, but it& true

ibration& wi'' interfere with your un u&t *'an& unti' you areforce( bac4 into ri%hteou& *ath& of *ower.

B'' u&t cau&e& &uccee( in time, thou%h tem*orari'y they mayfai'. =o if you &hou'( face the time when e erythin% &eem&a%ain&t you, Kuiet your fear&, (ri e away a'' (e&tructi ethou%ht& an( u*ho'( the (i%nity of your mora' an( &*iritua' 'ife.

;here There +& B ;i'' There +& B ;ay. The rea&on thi& i& &o i&that the ;i'' can ma4e a way if %i en the chance to &ecure thea&&i&tance of ai(in% force&. The more it i& (e e'o*e( the hi%herthe way to which it wi'' 'ea(.

;hen e erythin% 'oo4& %'oomy an( (i&coura%in%, then i& the timeto &how what you are ma(e of by re oicin% that you can contro'your moo(& by ma4in% them a& ca'm, &erene an( bri%ht a& if

*ro&*erity were your&.

@e faithfu' in &owin% the thou%ht &ee(& of &ucce&&, in *erfecttru&t that the &un wi'' not cea&e to &hine an( brin% a %enerou&har e&t in one &ea&on.

+t i& not a'way& nece&&ary to thin4 of the &ucce&& of a enture

when you are actua''y en%a%e( in it. -or when the bo(y i&inacti e the min( i& mo&t free to catch new i(ea& that wi''further the o**ortunity you are &ee4in%. ;hen you are actua''yen%a%e( in (oin% &omethin%, you are thin4in% in the channe'& youha e *re iou&'y con&tructe( an( the wor4 (oe& not ha e to be (oneo er a%ain.

;hen you are in a ne%ati e moo( the intuition& are more acti e,for you are not then contro''in% your thou%ht& by the wi''.E erythin% we (o. &hou'( ha e the a**ro a' of the intuition.

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eternity.

The wi'' (oe& not act with c'earne&&, (eci&ion an( *rom*tne&&un'e&& it i& traine( to (o &o. There are com*arati e'y few thatrea''y 4now what they are (oin% e ery minute of the (ay. Thi& i&

becau&e they (o not ob&er e with &ufficient or(er'ine&& an(accuracy to 4now what they are (oin%. +t i& not (ifficu't to 4nowwhat you u& (oin% a'' the time, if you wi'' u&t *racticeconcentration an( with a re*o&efu' (e'iberation, an( trainyour&e'f to thin4 c'ear'y, *rom*t'y, an( (eci&i e. +f you a''owyour&e'f to worry or hurry in what you are (oin%, thi& wi'' not

be c'ear'y *hoto%ra*he( u*on the &en&iti)e( *'ate of the&ub ecti e min(, an( you therefore wi'' not be rea''y con&ciou&of your action&. =o *ractice accuracy an( concentration ofthou%ht, an( a'&o ab&o'ute truthfu'ne&& an( you wi'' &oon be ab'eto concentrate.

E==32 J+. TAE T?B+2+2$ 3- TAE ;+ T3 D3

The ;i'' To Do i& the %reate&t *ower in the wor'( that i&concerne( with human accom*'i&hment an( no one can in a( ance(etermine it& 'imit&.

The thin%& that we (o now wou'( ha e been a few a%e& a%oim*o&&ibi'itie&. To(ay the &afe maxim i&0 B'' thin%& are

*o&&ib'e.

The ;i'' To Do i& a force that i& &trict'y *ractica', yet it i&(ifficu't to ex*'ain u&t what it i&. +t can be com*are( toe'ectricity becau&e we 4now it on'y throu%h it& cau&e an(effect&. +t i& a *ower we can (irect an( to u&t the extent we(irect it (o we (etermine our future. E ery time you accom*'i&hany (efinite act, con&ciou&'y or uncon&ciou&'y, you u&e the

*rinci*'e of the ;i''. Fou can ;i'' to (o anythin% whether it i&ri%ht or wron%, an( therefore the way you u&e your wi'' ma4e& a

bi% (ifference in your 'ife.

E ery *er&on *o&&e&&e& &ome ;i'' To Do. +t i& the inner ener%ywhich contro'& a'' con&ciou& act&. ;hat you wi'' to (o (irect&your 'ife force&. B'' habit&, %oo( or ba(, are the re&u't of whatyou wi'' to (o. Fou im*ro e or 'ower your con(ition in 'ife by

what you wi'' to (o. Four wi'' ha& a connection with a'' a enue&of 4now'e(%e, a'' acti itie&, a'' accom*'i&hment.

Fou *robab'y 4now of ca&e& where *eo*'e ha e &hown won(erfu'&tren%th un(er &ome excitement, &imi'ar to the fo''owin%0 Thehou&e of a farmerG& wife cau%ht on fire. 2o one wa& aroun( tohe'* her mo e anythin%. =he wa& a frai' woman, an( or(inari'y wa&con&i(ere( wea4. 3n thi& occa&ion &he remo e( thin%& from thehou&e that it 'ater too4 three men to han('e. +t wa& the ;i'' ToDo that &he u&e( to accom*'i&h her ta&4.

$eniu& +& @ut B ;i'' To Do itt'e Thin%& ;ith +nfinite Pain&.


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itt'e Thin%& ;e'' Done 3*en The Door 3f 3**ortunity -or @i%%erThin%&.

The ;i'' accom*'i&he& it& %reater re&u't& throu%h acti itie& that%row out of %reat concentration in acKuirin% the *ower ofo'untary attention to &uch an extent that we can (irect it wherewe wi'' an( ho'( it &tea(i'y to it& ta&4 unti' our aim i&accom*'i&he(. ;hen you 'earn &o to u&e it, your ;i'' Power

become& a mi%hty force. B'mo&t e erythin% can be accom*'i&he(throu%h it& *ro*er u&e. +t i& %reater than *hy&ica' force becau&eit can be u&e( to contro' not on'y *hy&ica' but menta' an( mora'force&.

There are ery few that *o&&e&& *erfect'y (e e'o*e( an( ba'ance(;i'' Power, but tho&e who (o ea&i'y cru&h out their wea4Kua'itie&. =tu(y your&e'f carefu''y. -in( out your %reate&twea4ne&& an( then u&e your wi'' *ower to o ercome it. +n thi& wayera(icate your fau't&, one by one, unti' you ha e bui't u* a&tron% character an( *er&ona'ity.

?u'e& for +m*ro ement. B (e&ire ari&e&. 2ow thin4 whether thi&wou'( be %oo( for you. +f it i& not, u&e your ;i'' Power to 4i''out the (e&ire, but, on the other han(, if it i& a ri%hteou&(e&ire, &ummon a'' your ;i'' Power to your ai(, cru&h a''ob&tac'e& that confront you an( &ecure *o&&e&&ion of the co ete($oo(.

='owne&& in a4in% Deci&ion&. Thi& i& a wea4ne&& of ;i'' Power.Fou 4now you &hou'( (o &omethin%, but you (e'ay (oin% it throu%h'ac4 of (eci&ion. +t i& ea&ier not to (o a certain thin% than to(o it, but con&cience &ay& to (o it. The a&t ma ority of *er&on&are fai'ure& becau&e of the 'ac4 of (eci(in% to (o a thin% whenit &hou'( be (one. Tho&e that are &ucce&&fu' ha e been Kuic4 to%ra&* o**ortunitie& by ma4in% a Kuic4 (eci&ion. Thi& *ower ofwi'' can be u&e( to brin% cu'ture, wea'th an( hea'th.

=ome =*ecia' Pointer&. -or the next wee4 try to ma4e Kuic4er(eci&ion& in your 'itt'e (ai'y affair&. =et the hour you wi&h to%et u* an( ari&e exact'y at the fixe( time. Bnythin% that you&hou'( accom*'i&h, (o on or ahea( of time. Fou want, of cour&e,to %i e (ue (e'iberation to wei%hty matter&, but by ma4in% Kuic4(eci&ion& on 'itt'e thin%& you wi'' acKuire the abi'ity to ma4eKuic4 (eci&ion& in bi%%er thin%&. 2e er *rocra&tinate. Deci(e

Kuic4'y one way or the other e en at the ri&4 of (eci(in% wron%.Practice thi& for a wee4 or two an( notice your im*ro ement.

The ac4 of +nitiati e. Thi&, too, 4ee*& many men from&uccee(in%. They ha e fa''en into the way of imitatin% other& ina'' that they (o. Jery often we hear the ex*re&&ion, Ae &eem&c'e er enou%h, but he 'ac4& initiati e. ife for them i& onecontinuou& %rin(. Day after (ay they %o throu%h the &amemonotonou& roun( of (utie&, whi'e tho&e that are %ettin% a'on%are u&in% their initiati e to %et %reater fu''ne&& of 'ife. Therei& nothin% &o re&*on&ib'e for *o erty a& thi& 'ac4 of initiati e,thi& *ower to thin4 an( (o for our&e' e&.


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contro' o er it by &im*'e ru'e of countin% bac4war(&. To count bac4war(& reKuire& concentration, an( you thu& Kuic4'y re%ain aca'm &tate. +n thi& way you can brea4 the tem*er habit.

+t wi'' (o you a 'ot of %oo( to thin4 o er what you &ai( an(thou%ht the 'a&t time you were an%ry. Per&e ere unti' you &eeyour&e'f a& other& &ee you. +t wou'( (o no harm to write the&cene out in &tory form an( then &it in u(%ment of the characterthat *'aye( your *art.

=*ecia' +n&truction& to De e'o* the ;i'' To Do. Thi& i& a form ofmenta' ener%y, but reKuire& the *ro*er menta' attitu(e to ma4e itmanife&t. ;e hear of *eo*'e ha in% won(erfu' wi'' *ower, whichrea''y i& wron%. +t &hou'( be &ai( that they u&e their wi'' *owerwhi'e with many it i& a 'atent force. + want you to rea'i)e thatno one ha& a mono*o'y on wi'' *ower. There i& *'enty for a''.;hat we &*ea4 of a& wi'' *ower i& but the %atherin% to%ether ofmenta' ener%y, the concentration *ower at one *oint. =o ne erthin4 of that *er&on a& ha in% a &tron%er wi'' than your&. Each

*er&on wi'' be &u**'ie( with u&t that amount of wi'' *ower that

he (eman(&. Fou (onGt ha e to (e e'o* wi'' *ower if youcon&tant'y ma4e u&e of a'' you ha e, an( remember the way inwhich you u&e it (etermine& your fate, for your 'ife i& mou'(e(to %reat extent by the u&e you ma4e of your wi''. :n'e&& you ma4e

*ro*er u&e of it you ha e neither in(e*en(ence nor firmne&&. Fouare unab'e to contro' your&e'f an( become a mere machine forother& to u&e. +t i& more im*ortant to 'earn to u&e your wi''than to (e e'o* your inte''ect. The man that ha& not 'earne( howto u&e hi& wi'' rare'y (eci(e& thin%& for him&e'f, but a''ow& hi&re&o'ution& to be chan%e( by other&. Ae f'uctuate& from oneo*inion to another, an( of cour&e (oe& not accom*'i&h anythin%out of the or(inary, whi'e hi& brother with the traine( wi''ta4e& hi& *'ace amon% the wor'(G& 'ea(er&.

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The enta' Deman( i& the *otent force in achie ement. Theattitu(e of the min( affect& the ex*re&&ion of the face,(etermine& action, chan%e& our *hy&ica' con(ition an( re%u'ate&our 'i e&.

+ wi'' not here attem*t to ex*'ain the &i'ent force that achie e&re&u't&. Fou want to (e e'o* your menta' *ower& &o you can effectthe thin% &ou%ht, an( that i& what + want to teach you. There i&won(erfu' *ower an( *o&&ibi'ity in the concentrate( enta'Deman(. Thi&, 'i4e a'' other force&, i& contro''e( by 'aw&. +tcan, 'i4e a'' other force&, be won(erfu''y increa&e( bycon&ecuti e, &y&temati)e( effort.

The menta' (eman( mu&t be (irecte( by e ery *ower of the min( an(e ery *o&&ib'e e'ement &hou'( be u&e( to ma4e the (eman(materia'i)e. Fou can &o intent'y (e&ire a thin% that you canexc'u(e a'' (i&tractin% thou%ht&. ;hen you *ractice thi&


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&in%'ene&& of concentration unti' you attain the en( &ou%ht, youha e (e e'o*e( a ;i'' ca*ab'e of accom*'i&hin% whate er you wi&h.

B& 'on% a& you can on'y (o the or(inary thin%& you wi'' becounte( in the ma&& of me(iocrity. @ut u&t a& Kuic4 a& you&ur*a&& other& by e en com*arati e'y &ma'' mea&ure, you arec'a&&e( a& one of 'ifeG& &ucce&&e&. =o, if you wi&h to emer%einto *rominence, you mu&t accom*'i&h &omethin% more than theor(inary man or woman. +t i& ea&y to (o thi& if you wi'' butconcentrate on what you (e&ire, an( *ut forth your be&t effort.+t i& not the runner with the 'on%e&t 'e%& or the &tron%e&tmu&c'e& that win& the race, but the one that can *ut forth the%reate&t (e&ire force. Fou can be&t un(er&tan( thi& by thin4in%of an en%ine. The en%ine &tart& u* &'ow'y, the en%ineer %ra(ua''yexten(in% the thrott'e to the to* notch. +t i& then 4eye( u* toit& maximum &*ee(. The &ame i& true of two runner&. They &tartoff to%ether an( %ra(ua''y they increa&e their (e&ire to %ofa&ter. The one that ha& the %reate&t inten&ity of (e&ire wi''win. Ae may out(i&tance the other by on'y a fraction of an inch,yet he %et& the 'aure'&.

The men that are 'oo4e( u*on a& the wor'(G& &ucce&&e& ha e nota'way& been men of %reat *hy&ica' *ower, nor at the &tart (i(they &eem ery we'' a(a*te( to the con(ition& which encom*a&&e(them. +n the be%innin% they were not con&i(ere( men of &u*erior%eniu&, but they won their &ucce&& by their re&o'ution to achie ere&u't& in their un(erta4in%& by *ermittin% no &etIbac4 to(i&hearten them no (ifficu'tie& to (aunt them. 2othin% cou'(turn them or inf'uence them a%ain&t their (etermination. Theyne er 'o&t &i%ht of their %oa'. +n a'' of u& there i& thi& &i'entforce of won(erfu' *ower. +f (e e'o*e(, it can o ercomecon(ition& that wou'( &eem in&urmountab'e. +t i& con&tant'yur%in% u& on to %reater achie ement. The more we becomeacKuainte( with it the better &trate%i&t& we become, the morecoura%e we (e e'o* an( the %reater the (e&ire within u& for&e'fIex*re&&ion in acti ity a'on% many 'ine&.

2o one wi'' e er be a fai'ure if he become& con&ciou& of thi&&i'ent force within that contro'& hi& (e&tiny. @ut without thecon&ciou&ne&& of thi& inner force, you wi'' not ha e a c'eari&ion, an( externa' con(ition& wi'' not yie'( to the *ower ofyour min(. +t i& the menta' re&o' e that ma4e& achie ement

*o&&ib'e. 3nce thi& ha& been forme( it &hou'( ne er be a''owe( to

cea&e to *re&& it& c'aim unti' it& ob ect i& attaine(. To ma4e *'an& wor4 out it wi'', at time&, be nece&&ary to u&e e ery *owerof your min(. Patience, *er&e erance an( a'' the in(omitab'eforce& within one wi'' ha e to be mu&tere( an( u&e( with the%reate&t effecti ene&&.

Per&e erance i& the fir&t e'ement of &ucce&&. +n or(er to *er&e ere you mu&t be cea&e'e&& in your a**'ication. +t reKuire&you to concentrate your thou%ht& u*on your un(erta4in% an( brin%e ery ener%y to bear u*on 4ee*in% them focu&e( u*on it unti' youha e accom*'i&he( your aim. To Kuit &hort of thi& i& to wea4ena'' future effort&.


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The enta' Deman( &eem& an unrea' *ower becau&e it i& intan%ib'e but it i& the mi%htie&t *ower in the wor'(. +t i& a *ower that i&free for you to u&e. 2o one can u&e it for you. The enta' Deman(i& not a i&ionary one. +t i& a *otent force, which you can u&efree'y without co&t. ;hen you are in (oubt it wi'' coun&e' you.+t wi'' %ui(e you when you are uncertain. ;hen you are in fear itwi'' %i e you coura%e. +t i& the moti e *ower which &u**'ie& theener%ie& nece&&ary to the achie ement of the *ur*o&e. Fou ha e a'ar%e &tore hou&e of *o&&ibi'itie&. The enta' Deman( ma4e&

*o&&ibi'itie& rea'itie&. +t &u**'ie& e erythin% nece&&ary for theaccom*'i&hment, +t &e'ect& the too'& an( in&truct& how to u&ethem. +t ma4e& you un(er&tan( the &ituation. E ery time you ma4ea enta' Deman( you &tren%then the brain center& by (rawin% toyou externa' force&.

-ew rea'i)e the *ower of a enta' Deman(. +t i& *o&&ib'e to ma4eyour (eman( &o &tron% that you can im*art what you ha e to &ay toanother without &*ea4in% to him. Aa e you e er, after *'annin% to(i&cu&& a certain matter with a frien(, ha( the ex*erience of

ha in% him broach the &ub ect before you ha( a chance to &*ea4 ofit Aa e you e er, in a 'etter, ma(e a &u%%e&tion to a frien(that he carrie( out before your 'etter reache( him Aa e you e erwante( to &*ea4 to a *er&on who, u&t then wa'4e( in orte'e*hone(. + ha e ha( many &uch re&*on&e& to thou%ht an( you an(your frien(& ha e (oubt'e&& ex*erience( them, too.

The&e two thin%& are neither coinci(ence& nor acci(ent&, but arethe re&u't& of menta' (eman( 'aunche( by &tron% concentration.

The *er&on that ne er want& anythin% %et& 'itt'e. To (eman(re&o'ute'y i& the fir&t &te* towar( %ettin% what you want.

The *ower of the enta' Deman( &eem& ab&o'ute, the &u**'yi''imitab'e. The menta' (eman( *ro ect& it&e'f an( cau&e& tomateria'i)e the con(ition& an( o**ortunitie& nee(e( to accom*'i&hthe *ur*o&e. Do not thin4 + o er e&timate the a'ue of the enta'Deman(. +t brin%& the fu''er 'ife if u&e( for on'y ri%hteou&

*ur*o&e&. 3nce the enta' Deman( i& ma(e, howe er, ne er 'et itfa'ter. +f you (o the current that connect& you with your (e&irei& bro4en. Ta4e a'' the nece&&ary time to bui'( a firmfoun(ation, &o that there nee( not be e en an e'ement of (oubt tocree* in. Ou&t the moment you entertain (oubt you 'o&e &ome of

the (eman( force, an( force once 'o&t i& har( to re%ain. =owhene er you ma4e a menta' (eman( ho'( &tea(fa&t'y to it unti'your nee( i& &u**'ie(.

+ want to re*eat a%ain that Power of enta' Deman( i& not ai&ionary one. +t i& concentrate( *ower on'y, an( can be u&e( byyou. +t i& not &u*ernatura' *ower, but reKuire& a (e e'o*ment ofthe brain center&. The outcome i& &ure when it i& %i en with a&tron% re&o'ute (etermination.

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ha e not ma(e ery much of a &ucce&& of your 'ife. +t i& thi&&omethin% that (i&tin%ui&he& that man from other men. +t i&thi& &ubt'e *ower that (e e'o*& &tron% *er&ona'ity.

+f you want a %reat (ea' you mu&t (eman( a %reat (ea'. 3nce youma4e your (eman(, antici*ate it& fu'fi''ment. +t (e*en(& u*on u&.;e are rewar(e( accor(in% to our effort&. The Power of enta'Deman( can brin% u& what we want. ;e become what we (etermine to

be. ;e contro' our own (e&tiny.

$et the ri%ht menta' attitu(e, then in accor(ance with yourabi'ity you can %ain &ucce&&.

Bn( e ery man of BJE?B$E abi'ity, the or(inary man that you &eeabout you, can be rea''y &ucce&&fu', in(e*en(ent, free of worry,A+= 3;2 B=TE?, if he can mana%e to (o u&t two thin%&.

-ir&t, remain fore er (i&&ati&fie( with what he += (oin% an( withwhat he AB= accom*'i&he(.

=econ(, (e e'o* in hi& min( a be'ief that the wor( im*o&&ib'e wa&not inten(e( or him. @ui'( u* in hi& min( the confi(ence thatenab'e& the min( to u&e it& *ower.

any, e&*ecia''y the o'(er men, wi'' a&40

Aow can + bui'( u* that &e'fIconfi(ence in my brain Aow can +,after month& an( year& of (i&coura%ement, of (u'' *'o((in%,&u((en'y concei e an( carry out a *'an for (oin% &omethin% thatwi'' mi4e 'ife worth whi'e an( chan%e the monotonou& routine

Aow can a man %et out of a rut after he ha& been in it for year&an( ha& &ett'e( (own to the &'ow o%Itrot that 'ea(& to the%ra e

The an&wer i& the thin% can be (one, an( mi''ion& ha e (one it.

3ne of the name& mo&t honore( amon% the %reat men of -rance i&that of ittre, who wrote an( com*i'e( the %reat -rench(ictionaryIIa monument of 'earnin%. Ae i& the man who&e *'aceamon% the forty immorta'& of -rance wa& ta4en by the %reatPa&teur, when the 'atter wa& e'ecte( to the Bca(emy.

ittre @E$B2 the wor4 that ma4e& him famou& when he wa& more than&ixty year& o'(.

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Fou wi'' fin( that the man that concentrate& i& we'' *oi&e(,wherea& the man that a''ow& hi& min( to wan(er i& ea&i'y u*&et.;hen in thi& &tate wi&(om (oe& not *a&& from the &ubcon&ciou&&torehou&e into the con&ciou&ne&&. There mu&t be menta' Kuiet


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=o you &ee on'y what attract& your attention. +f you wor4 youon'y &ee an( remember what you thin4 about. ;hen you concentrateon &omethin% it ab&orb& your who'e thou%ht.

=e'fI=tu(y Ja'uab'e. E eryone ha& &ome habit& that can beo ercome by concentration. ;e wi'' &ay for in&tance, you are inthe habit of com*'ainin%, or fin(in% fau't with your&e'f orother& or, ima%inin% that you (o not *o&&e&& the abi'ity ofother& or fee'in% that you are not a& %oo( a& &omeone e'&e orthat you cannot re'y on your&e'f or harborin% any &imi'arthou%ht& or thou%ht& of wea4ne&&. The&e &hou'( be ca&t a&i(e an(in&tea( thou%ht& of &tren%th &hou'( be *ut in their *'ace. Ou&tremember e ery time you thin4 of your&e'f a& bein% wea4, in &omeway you are ma4in% your&e'f &o by thin4in% you are. 3ur menta'con(ition& ma4e u& what we are. Ou&t watch your&e'f an( &ee howmuch time you wa&te in worryin%, frettin% an( com*'ainin%. Themore of it you (o the wor&e off you are.

Ou&t the minute you are aware of thin4in% a ne%ati e thou%htimme(iate'y chan%e to a *o&iti e one. +f you &tart to thin4 of

fai'ure, chan%e to thin4in% of &ucce&&. Fou ha e the %erm of&ucce&& within you. Care for it the &ame a& the &ettin% hen broo(& o er the e%%& an( you can ma4e it a rea'ity.

Fou can ma4e tho&e that you come in contact with fee' a& you (o, becau&e you ra(iate ibration& of the way you fee' an( youribration& are fe't by other&. ;hen you concentrate on a certainthin% you turn a'' the ray& of your ibration& on thi&. Thou%hti& the (irectin% *ower of a'' ifeG& ibration&. +f a *er&on&hou'( enter a room with a 'ot of *eo*'e an( fee' a& if he were a

*er&on of no con&eKuence no one wou'( 4now he wa& there un'e&&they &aw him, an( e en if they (i(, they wou'( not remember&eein% him, becau&e they were not attracte( towar(& him. @ut 'ethim enter the room fee'in% that he wa& ma%netic an( concentratin%on thi& thou%ht, other& wou'( fee' hi& ibration. =o remember theway you fee' you can ma4e other& fee'. Thi& i& the 'aw. a4eyour&e'f a concentrate( (ynamo from which your thou%ht& ibrateto other&. Then you are a *ower in the wor'(. Cu'ti ate the artof fee'in%, for a& + &ai( before you can on'y ma4e other& fee'what you fee'.

+f you wi'' &tu(y a'' of the %reat character& of hi&tory you wi''fin( that they were enthu&ia&tic. -ir&t they were enthu&ia&tic

them&e' e&, an( then they cou'( arou&e other&G enthu&ia&m. +t i&'atent in e eryone. +t i& a won(erfu' force when once arou&e(.B'' *ub'ic men to be a &ucce&& ha e to *o&&e&& it. Cu'ti ate it

by concentration. =et a&i(e &ome hour of the (ay, wherein to ho'(ra*t con er&e with the &ou'. e(itate with &incere (e&ire an(contrite heart an( you wi'' be ab'e to accom*'i&h that which youha e me(itate( on. Thi& i& the 4eynote of &ucce&&.

Thin4, &*ea4 an( act u&t a& you wi&h to be, Bn( you wi'' bethat which you wi&h to be.


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(oin% it.

+f you want to accom*'i&h anythin% fir&t *ut your&e'f in aconcentratin%, re*o&efu', rece*ti e, acKuirin% frame of min(. +ntac4'in% unfami'iar wor4 ma4e ha&te &'ow'y an( (e'iberate'y an(then you wi'' &ecure that interior acti ity, which i& ne er

*o&&ib'e when you are in a hurry or un(er a &train. ;hen youthin4 har( or try to hurry re&u't& too Kuic4'y, you %enera''y&hut off the interior f'ow of thou%ht& an( i(ea&. Fou ha e oftenno (oubt trie( har( to thin4 of &omethin% but cou'( not, but u&ta& &oon a& you &to**e( tryin% to thin4 of it, it came to you.

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Aabit& ma4e or brea4 u& to a far %reater extent than we 'i4e toa(mit. Aabit i& both a *owerfu' enemy an( won(erfu' a''y ofconcentration. Fou mu&t 'earn to o ercome habit& which are

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