What’s the best self-help book of all time?
One of the major things standing between you and great wealth creation is right between your ears.
I know it, you know it.
But often we focus on the ‘peripherals’ because we think that’s how we’re going to change our lot.
We focus on looking the part and making sure we have all the right stuff, in the hope that the stuff will turn us into who we want to be.
We focus on going to the right places and events, in the hope that they will inspire us to be who we want to be.
We focus on having the right people around us, and doing the right things.
The truth of the matter is that if we haven’t got the stuff between our ears firing at the right frequency we won’t have the psychic shift that will allow us to become wealthy.
And I’m not just talking about monetary wealth, although monetary wealth can open doors to new and fabulous opportunities. I’m also talk about emotional wealth, spiritual wealth and physical health.
I grew up in a family where personal development discussion and books were part of the norm. My dad was always recommending I read certain books.
One of them was Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I think I was about 16 when he first mentioned it. Written in the 1940s, I found the language a barrier, and I had no great reason at that point to persist with it.
It wasn’t until 12 months ago (at nearly 48 when I was really ready for a profound shift in my emotional, spiritual, psychic and financial being) that I once again picked up that old, dog-eared copy of Hill’s book and finally realised it’s incredible gift.
The truth of the matter is that if we haven’t got the stuff between our ears firing at the right frequency we won’t have the psychic shift that will allow us to become wealthy.
In the opening, Hill says that the book should be read like a text book, highlighted, underlined and read over and over until the concepts really become a part of you.
12 months ago I decided that I was going to treat it like a bible, read it daily, and reflect on it’s concepts deliberately. And from that decision incredible things started to happen.
Hill insists on the the importance of a definite major purpose and of writing out that purpose, long-hand, dating and signing it. I followed his suggestions faithfully and I can say that, within only a few weeks of doing that, I noticed some profound shifts in my attitudes and beliefs. New and fabulous opportunities began to present themselves. I am now not too far off achieving the goal I set for myself.
Interestingly when I set the goal, the monetary figure I wrote down seemed so unbelievably beyond reach. How could I possibly achieve that figure?
But I knew that I had to write down something that felt out of reach. Something that would really stretch me. It had to big enough that I had no idea how to achieve it. Then and only then would I have to rely on the forces beyond me to bring it into being.
It’s a bold statement I know, but I truly believe that Think and Grow Rich is the only self-help book you will ever need. Every other book is an inferior rehash of it’s concepts.
Do yourself a massive favour and get yourself a copy today, and commit yourself to studying it. I guarantee if you follow the wisdom of it’s pages that your whole world will shift in the direction of your desires and you will start to achieve long-cherished goals.
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