Napoleon Hill on Poverty and Economic Depression

Today I was preparing some new mastermind material for my upcoming webinars on Napoleon Hill’s “Think & Grow Rich’ and I came across some great information that relates to today’s “global economic crisis”.

In the Epilogue, Hill states: “The people of America began to think of poverty following the Wall Street Crash of 1929.  Slowly but surely, that mass thought was crystallized into its physical equivalent, which was known as a depression.  This had to happen.  It is in conformity with the laws of Nature.”

Now let’s take a moment and reflect on what we are being bombarded by the media…”We ate squirrels to survive.”, “71,000 jobs lost in one day”, and the famous “War or Terror”.

Now we have the majority of people that aren’t thinking but are allowing the media to focus their thoughts on all of the negativity that is going on which fuels the fire even more until we create the thing which we feared the most. But don’t worry if you are thinking you will never have to worry no matter what the situation is.

Here is another passage from the Epilogue:

“If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty. (The word “riches” is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates).”

Here he reinforces my past statement that if you are conscious (in the present moment) and are actually thinking (meaning you can choose to accept, reject or neglect any idea that is thrown your way) then you control your inner emotional state and your physical well-being and you actions. If your actions are only successful and healthy ones then there is nothing else that you can create for yourself except abundance and well-being!

Remember Thoughts manifest themselves as Feelings which dictate the health of your body and the actions you take. Actions produce RESULTS. Work with what you are thinking before trying to change your external world/actions.

Lastly, I wanted to share some more of the Epilogue where Hill discusses The Fear of Poverty and its symptoms. Review the list below and see if you are experiencing any of these.

INDIFFERENCE: Commonly expressed through lack of ambition; willingness to tolerate poverty; acceptance of whatever compensation life may offer without protest; mental and physical laziness; lack of initiative, imagination, enthusiasm and self-control.

INDECISION: The habit of permitting others to do one’s thinking. (i.e. Media and friends) Staying on the fence.

DOUBT: Generally expressed through alibis and excuses designed to cover up, explain away, or apologize for one’s failures, sometimes expressed in the form of envy of those who are successful or criticism of others.

WORRY: Usually expressed by finding fault with others, a tendency to spend beyond one’s income, neglect of personal appearance, scowling and frowning; intemperance in the use of alcohol, sometimes through the use of narcotics; nervousness, lack of poise, self-consciousness and lack of self-reliance.

OVER-CAUTION: The habit of looking for the negative side of every circumstance, thinking and talking of possible failure instead of concentrating upon the means of succeeding. Knowing all the roads to disaster, but never searching for the plans to avoid failure. Waiting for the “right time” to begin putting ideas and plans into action, until the waiting becomes a permanent habit. Remembering those who have failed, and forgetting those who have succeeded. Seeing the hole in the doughnut, but overlooking the doughnut. Pessimism, leading to indigestion, poor elimination, autointoxication, bad breath and bad disposition.

PROCRASTINATION: The habit of putting off until tomorrow that which should have been done last year. Spending enough time in creating alibis and excuses to have done the job. This symptom is closely related to over-caution, doubt and worry. Refusal to accept responsibility when it can be avoided. Willingness to compromise rather than put up a stiff fight. Compromising with difficulties instead of harnessing and using them as steppingstones to advancement. Bargaining with life for a penny, instead of demanding prosperity, opulence, riches contentment, and happiness. Planning what to do IF AND WHEN OVERTAKEN BY FAILURE, INSTEAD OF BURNING ALL BRIDGES AND MAKING RETREAT IMPOSSIBLE. Weakness of, and often total lack of, self-confidence, definiteness of purpose, self-control, initiative, enthusiasm, ambition, thrift, and sound reasoning ability. (As Bob Proctor says “Once fear enters, logic leaves the room.”) EXPECTING POVERTY INSTEAD OF DEMANDING RICHES. Association with those who accept poverty instead of seeking the company of those who demand and receives riches.

If you are not where you want to be in any aspect of your life take a close look at the list above and review it to see which patterns you are using. Remember the first step to change is awareness.

To your success!

Marc Hurtubise

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Celebrate your successes

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

Oprah Winfrey
TV Personality, Producer and Author

I love this quote because what Oprah is really talking about is one of the key 6 Intellectual Faculties that all successful individuals have in any vocation and that is MEMORY. Of course we all have a memory but you will find that the top performers use their memory properly.

Choosing to remember all the times that things have worked out. You closed the sale, graduated high school, got the dance with that girl, manifested a free coffee… By choosing to remember successes and not so called failures (although I don’t believe in failure just lessons) you gain conscious control over your emotional state. To put it in Law of Attraction terms, you gain control of your vibration.

Your vibration is the frequency you are broadcasting. If you want to know what you are broadcasting or attracting ask yourself this simple question: “How do I feel right now”. Your feelings are your guide as to what is coming to you. If you have good vibrations keep those positive thoughts coming, if they are not so positive then congratulate yourself for becoming aware of them and change them!

Remember and celebrate your successes, let the negative ones serve as positive lessons and observe how quickly your life will change!

To your success!

Marc

Law of Attraction and Visualization

In the short excerpt below, Genevieve Behrend explains why it is important to visualize what you want. The current state of the world at the moment. can be overwhelming for some but if you use your mental faculties properly you can remain at ease, healthy and become wealthy while the masses follow the herd and bad news propagated by the media.

You might also want to review my video on How We Think. To your success!

Order of Visualization

The exercise of the visualizing faculty keeps your mind in order, and attracts to you the things you need to make life more enjoyable in an orderly way.

If you train yourself in the practice of deliberately picturing your desire and carefully examining your picture, you will soon find that your thoughts and desires proceed in a more orderly procession than ever before.

Having reached a state of ordered mentality, you are no longer in a constant state of mental hurry. Hurry is Fear, and consequently destructive.

In other words, when your understanding grasps the power to visualize your heart’s desire and hold it with your will, it attracts to you all things requisite to the fulfillment of that picture by the harmonious vibrations of the law of attraction.

You realize that since Order is Heaven’s first law, and visualization places things in their natural order, then it must be a heavenly thing to visualize.

Everyone visualizes, whether he knows it or not. Visualizing is the great secret of success.

The conscious use of this great power attracts to you multiplied resources, intensifies your wisdom, and enables you to make use of advantages which you formerly failed to recognize..

From Your Invisible Power by Genevieve Behrend