More gems from Law of Success by Napoleon Hill {my comments in these brackets}:
The only lasting favor which I as a parent may confer upon my child is that of helping him to help himself.
I am a human magnet. I am constantly attracting to me people whose character harmonizes with my own.
Who told you it couldn’t be done? And what great achievement has he to his credit that entitles him to use the word “impossible” so freely? {Isn’t this true? We hear someone say “it can’t be done” and automatically accept those words, when those words were spoken by someone who has done nothing with their life!}
Successful people have all failed many times
All sales people will do well to remember that no one wants anything that someone else is trying to get rid of.
I think before I speak. My words can plant success or failure in someone’s life
I am thankful for the adversities that have crossed my pathway for they have taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance, and some other virtues I might never have known.
I am fortunate to have learned that the most certain way to get is to first give through some sort of service.
I can do it if I believe I can
Saving money is one of the essentials of success.
The saving of money is solely a matter of habit.
Through the law of habit, I shape my personality
Through repetition, any act indulged in a few times becomes a habit.
My mind is a mass of motivating factors growing out of my daily habits.
Once fixed in my mind, a habit voluntarily impels me to action.
Law of Attraction: like attracts like
I am where I am as a result of my own actions
Savings conserves what I earn in a systematic manner
The habit of saving places me in the way of a greater opportunity and gives me vision, self-confidence, imagination, enthusiasm, initiative and leadership to actually increase my earning capacity.
Through my definite chief aim, I set in my mind an accurate, definite description of what I want, including the amount of money I earn.
My subconscious mind takes over the picture I have created and uses it as a blueprint, map or chart to mold my thoughts and actions into practical plans for attaining my definite chief aim.
Through the law of habit I fix my definite chief aim in my mind until it becomes firmly and permanently planted there.
This gives me a prosperity consciousness.
I prepare myself to receive and use my prosperity wisely.
I save a definite percentage of all I earn
As my earnings increase, my savings increase
I demand increased earning power from myself
Any idea deliberately fixed in the mind, or any idea permitted to set itself up as the result of suggestion, environment, the influence of associates, causes me to indulge in acts that conform to the nature of the idea
I have the habit of thinking and talking prosperity and abundance.
Debt is slavery, a merciless master, a fatal enemy of the savings habit.
The accumulation of debit is a habit.
Debt is like quicksand – it has a tendency to draw its victim deeper and deeper into the mire.
The fear of poverty is one of the most destructive of the 6 basic fears
The fear of poverty breaks down the willpower of its victims and they then find themselves unable to restore their lost fortunes
Fear of poverty is a negative, destructive state of mind
I habitually save a regular portion of my income.
To attain financial independence I replaced spending with saving
Any habit may be discontinued by building in its place a more desirable habit.
The person without money is at the mercy of the one who has money
Reserve funds are essential in the successful operation of business.
Savings accounts are essential to individuals.
The nickels, dimes and pennies that the average person allows to slip through their fingers would, if systematically saved and put to work, eventually bring financial independence. {That $5 cup of coffee, the $1 any size drink so you get the large thinking you are getting something for nothing, the afternoon candy bar. Do that every day and you will be on a caffeine high, a sugar high, gain 20 pounds in a year and not know why, and definitely NOT any wealthier! The voice of experience is speaking!}
The making and saving of money is a science.
The rules for the accumulation of money are simple
The main requisite is a willingness to subordinate the present to the future by eliminating unnecessary expenditures for luxuries.
The savings habit requires self-control, self-confidence, courage, poise and freedom from fear
I am ruled by my own habits
By following a systematic habit of saving a definite proportion of all the money I earn or receive, I place myself in a position of financial independence
People who have formed the habit of saving are given preference in positions of responsibility
Opportunities Come To Those Who Have Saved Money
Behind every great fortune, at its beginning is a well developed habit of saving money
There are opportunities on every corner but they exist only for those who have ready money or who can command money because they have formed the habit of savings. {I wonder how many homes and other real estate, nice cars, expensive jewelry, and expensive collectibles have been purchased in the last couple of years by “common” people who just learned to save some money from “rich appearing” people who learned how to sign loan papers?}
I create my own opportunities with my habit of saving
The real start of nearly all fortunes is the formation of the habit of saving money.
The greatest thing in life is freedom.
There can be no real freedom without a reasonable degree of financial independence.
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Jesus fulfilled His destiny at the cross so I can fulfill mine today.
He opened the door for me and I am walking through it.
Until we meet, I am looking to the eastern sky and walking through the open door!
