Think And Grow Rich.
The Classic. The one that started it all. The original work on how the super-successful became that way, and the clarion-call of hundreds of self-help gurus ever since.
The things this book teaches have been hashed, re-hashed, and made into hashbrowns. Everybody who learns about self-development seems to know what this book is about, but so few seem to really get it.
You might have encountered the principles in a book or DVD of the latest trends in self-development. Books about the Law of Attraction, such as The Secret, made millions off of telling people that by simply seeing themselves as being successful, they will magically attract their deepest desires. This is complete and utter crap.
However, it is the easiest thing in Think and Grow Rich to seize upon. There is a massive focus on visualizing success and already having what you desire. However, in my reading and experiments with the method afterward, this is merely the first step.
One story Hill uses to illustrate his method is about a preacher who wanted to have one million dollars. He visualized, he felt, he touched, he already owned the money. He set a date by which he would receive the money. If that was all he had done, he would have failed.
On the final day, unsure exactly how he would receive the money, he held a great meeting. There, he described exactly what he would do with one million dollars if he had it. The audience was greatly moved, and in particular, one man at the back. This man was a multi-millionaire, and was so impressed by what the preacher said he was going to do, that he provided the money right then and there.
The key point that everybody misses is that the preacher laid out exactly how he was going to use the money for good. He had a plan, and he was going to add value to many people lives.
Adding value is the key. If you visualize selfishly, thinking only of attracting things to yourself so your life becomes easier, you will get nothing.
If, on the other hand, you come up with a plan to make other people’s lives easier, to solve a problem or to create something that people will appreciate, that is when the law of attraction actually starts working for you.
Set goal for yourself. Visualize having that goal. Now, figure out how to either use that goal to help people, or how to help people so you can reach that goal. If you do that, you have a much better shot of reaching it.
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