The Undisputed Secret of Success in 409 Words
"We first think in terms of success before we manifest success,"
is the first motto I wrote after learning the influence of mind
over matter.
The entire purpose of this article is to impress upon you the
fact that all achievement begins with thought. But, knowing this
is not enough, we should learn how to build a success
consciousness.
As a very simple illustration, let us think of a delicious cake.
The layers, the frosting on top, the filling all taste so
delicious that much culinary skill must be required to produce
it.
But if you study the recipe and see that you take so many
cupfuls of this, a tablespoon of that, etc., you find that, by
carefully following instructions, there is no mystery about it
at all.
A genuine success consciousness does not mean that you might
succeed; it is a definite promise of success.
A success consciousness is that state of mind in which you
cannot see yourself as anything but a success.
Remember this! Know it to be true, because it is true, as the
following story will show:
A friend of mine frequently spent time with me in my hobby shop.
He constantly reminded me that he was not a bit handy with tools
and that he would find it impossible to build the things he had
seen me build.
One day I took the time to prove to him how wrong he was. I took
the plans of a cabinet and literally dissected them. "This plan
calls for six pieces of lumber 30 inches long, 12 inches wide
and 1 inch thick. Could you take a board and cut it according to
those dimensions?" I asked. Without hesitancy he admitted that
he could. Then I mentioned the size of other members of the
cabinet and asked him if he could cut those according to size.
He said he could. On and on I went through each step, and he
agreed that each would not be difficult.
The outcome of this experiment was that he went home and built a
really good cabinet. Now his hobby shop is replete with power
tools and his home shows evidence of his handiwork in every
room. As soon as he gained a success consciousness regarding
woodworking, he became proficient.
A success consciousness will lead you to success in any
direction. If your desires include the building of an estate and
financial security, a success consciousness will lead you right
there.