MORE than twenty years ago, the author, working in conjunction with the late Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, and Dr. Elmer R. Gates, observed that every human brain is both a broadcasting and receiving station for the vibration of thought. Through the medium of the ether, in a fashion similar to that employed by the radio …
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What is self-confidence? I will tell you what it is: it is the little glass window through which you may look and see the real manpower within your body. Self-confidence is self-discovery—finding out who you are and what you can do. It is the banishment of fear. It is the acquirement of mental courage. It …
Many successful men and women claim they are “self-made.” But the fact is that no one reaches the pinnacle without help. Once you have set your definite major goal for success — and taken your first steps to achieve it — you find yourself receiving help from many unexpected quarters. You must be prepared to …
THE SIX BASIC FEARS There are six basic fears, with some combination of which every human suffers at one time or another. Most people are fortunate if they do not suffer from the entire six. Named in the order of their most common appearance, they are:— The fear of POVERTYThe fear of CRITICISMThe fear of …
Did it pay to go the extra mile for 20 years? I want to tell you, I wasn’t smart enough to recognize what would happen in the beginning. My fondest expectations never led me beyond putting out one interpretation of the philosophy which would sell 100,000 copies. The average book sells less than 2,000 copies. …
Definiteness of Purpose develops self-reliance, personal initiative, imagination, enthusiasm, self-discipline and concentration of effort, and all of these are prerequisites for the attainment of material success. It induces one to budget time and to plan all the day-to-day endeavors so they lead toward the attainment of his Major Purpose in life. It makes one more …
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The Great Chicago Fire and The method by which DESIRE for riches can be transmuted into its financial equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps. The morning after the great Chicago fire, a group of merchants stood on State Street, looking at the smoking remains of what had been their stores. They went into a …
We live in a consumer society. We are judged and measured based on what we buy, how often we buy, and everything we have. There are countless promotional and advertising images thrust upon us daily designed to make us feel inadequate so that an imaginary heretofore unknown shortcoming in our lives can be solved by …
Whatever the mind of man conceives, man can achieve, so long as his conception does not run counter to any natural laws and is in harmony with a moral and orderly universe. One of the purposes of man’s existence here on earth seems to be to act as the receiver and distributor of the power …
PlasticityThis is the capability to change. It also implies that once a change has been made, your new form will hold until a subsequent change is made; you won’t revert to your old status. Consider the difference between modeling clay, which is malleable but holds the shape it is given, and mercury, which can take …
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