What Was The Secret That Really Made a Difference?

A Simple book "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill?

No...well yes...but...a more precise statement would be 'new information' is the secret.

Information is valuable because it changes people's lives.

In my last blog post we talked about writing your truest desires on a card and being specific. We talked about carrying this card with you and stop wishing for it by starting to believe you can have it.

In his book, Hill said "There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it."

You become ready by believing you can do it. Every great book on philosophy and religion tells us that belief IS the essential ingredient we must have first.

William James said "Believe and your belief will create the fact."

So how do you alter your belief system? Is there some kind of god out there that will reward you for trying? That isn't how it works, there are certain rules you have to follow and if you aren't ready you won't receive it until you are. Being ready is the belief we're talking about and so the question arises...how do we get ready?

Rule #1: Beliefs are based on our evaluation of something and our repeated thoughts about it so the belief that you can change the results you are getting in life must be based on your evaluation of yourself. If the results you're after are still elusive then it only stands to reason that your evaluation of yourself must change first.

For example, we don't know or truly appreciate what an incredible miracle the human body and mind actually are.

Did you know that all of the blood in your body circulates through hundreds of miles of passages every thirty-three seconds? How about giving consideration to the thousands of electrical messages that must take place in order for you to sign your own name? Your brain is an electronic switching station that has more power than the super computers that guide space missions to the moon. The point I'm making here is the fact that we aren't taught about who and what we are. There is genius locked up inside of each and every one of us and all we have to do is bring it to the surface.

As we study the material and information in 'personal development' we discover principles like those taught in Napoleon Hill's book and this information causes us to re-evaluate ourselves and become more familiar and aware with whom and what we really are. As this journey of introspection continues we start to change our beliefs of what we can do and gradually at first we discover, then we actually start to believe we can do what we've set out to do.

Rule #2: You have to take actions that on the surface would appear to be radical. They may even go against the grain o conventional wisdom. Did you know that 1% of the world's population earns 96% of the world's money? Why is that?

If you studied 100 people who set out to make real change in their life you'd discover; one will make it, three more will do 'ok' and the rest are out of the game entirely...so why is that?

They ignored rules #1 & #2

You've got to understand that as you start down the road of personal development you'll begin to discover that most of the information we were taught about ourselves, how things work, how we work and how to accumulate wealth is incorrect. This discovery will challenge your thinking and many people will simply refuse to accept it and quit...but...it's still the truth.

Here are two examples: first we're told you have to have a formal education to get ahead in life and second we're told you need to have some kind of business experience to be successful as an entrepreneur. Neither of these is correct or I wouldn't be writing this article today.

Although I attended college I didn't have time for book learning, life got in the way and I found myself spending time on things that kept a roof over my head. My only formal business experience came when I jumped out of the pan and into the fire when I opened my own Real Estate Business at the age of 24...without any formal training what so ever.

It wasn't until I started studying myself and changing my belief in my own abilities that things in my life began to really make a change. I discovered exactly what Hill wrote in his book when he said "it takes no more effort to aim high in life to demand abundance and prosperity than is required to accept misery and poverty."

Rule #3: If you're going to win in life you've got to e ready to take a lot of flack. The people around you will see you moving away from them and where you're at and they will criticize and laugh at you. They will try their hardest to keep you exactly where you're at. They do this subconsciously because they notice you making changes and they feel somehow left out or less adequate. Deep inside they know they should looki at themselves too and they get really uncomfortable with that idea. Some people even get irrational, almost violent (verbally) about it.

As you start to read and study the principles and materials of personal development you'll begin to change in almost every way and you'll separate yourself from the masses.

Rule #4: Take massive inspired actions immediately upon your desires.

In my last blog I mentioned getting emotionally involved with your statement of desire. Hill said "hand over the thought...to your imagination" in other words, you've got to see it, feel it and believe it and actually become the actor in your own movie of your own desire in your mind. "See what your imagination can and will do to create practical plans for the accumulation of the money through the transmutation of your desire."

What he's saying is that when you get this idea and become emotionally involved and can see in your mind's eye the fulfillment of your desire it's going to do something inside of you and change will begin to take place.

"Do not wait for a definite plan through which you intend to exchange services or merchandise in return for the money which you are visualizing...begin at once to see yourself in possession of the money demanding and expecting...meanwhile your subconscious mind will hand over the plan or plans you need." for the accumulation of this money.

You see, with your imagination working as we've described above, it alters the vibration you're in and your physical body literally changes how it resonates within the universe. Vibration is the natural law of the universe and it's this vibration that is the law of attraction at work and Hill is telling us about it. The laws of the universe are so precise we don't have any difficulties using them to build space ships that can land on the moon with the kind of precision of a fraction of a meter and second. Don't you think they can work for you too?

You must get emotionally involved and get your imagination working for you understanding your imagination is attracting the universal energy and it is setting up a powerful force of nature that will work for you.

Hill said "Be on the alert for plans and when they appear, put them into action immediately. When the plans appear they will probably flash on the screen of your mind through your sixth sense in the form of an inspiration. This inspiration may be considered a direct telegram or message from the infinite intelligence, treat it with respect and act on it as soon as you receive it...failure to do this may be fatal to your success."

As you do these things with integrity (what you do when no one else is looking) and take the inspired actions, your friends, neighbors, co-workers and others will begin to question your behavior and actions. Take no never mind of them because they have no idea what you're up to and why you're doing what you're doing. In fact they will most likely and quite inadvertently sabotage your efforts, especially if you take them into your confidence. You may even begin to question your own sanity but stay the course or the changes you seek will avoid you.

Be prepared to do anything honest to earn money and take action on your desires. Usually these things will at first seem impossible and most unreasonable but don't let their appearances fool you or stop your efforts because only these inspired actions will bring you the changes you seek.

Remember that if you could do this on your own, you would have already done so. You MUST follow these rules and this process. Divine order which is inspiration of the universe has no logical progression until AFTER we are standing there and looking back.

Rule #5: Get one or more mentors to guide you. Learning is a lifelong process and the best way to acquire this new information is to find a program or programs that include mentors who have been there and can teach you what they have done. Look for people who actually use these principles and don't just give them lip service. Make the decision and don't let anything de-rail your determined efforts.

You must stay tuned into this kind of information and realize that not many people will study 'personal development' the way you are and you've got to separate yourself from the masses. You can either follow the plan that wins or you can follow the plans of the masses (you were already on).

If you already knew how to achieve your own goals you would have already done so. The fact is you need to acquire more information and learn something new if you are actually going to achieve you own goals. This is an investment in yourself. You must have the desire to see it through and be the best you can be and follow these instructions, they work every single time.