| Man has two creations, that brought about by his | | | | same amount of effort it takes to succeed as far as |
| creator and the second creation of self. These | | | | the mind is concerned. It is your responsibility to provide |
| creations are analogous to a car; a car is | | | | it with the right seeds of thought. It is your "Will" to do |
| manufactured and presented to a driver. The second | | | | or not to do... see my point; it is the same either way. |
| creation is learning to drive that car; and either making | | | | Prosperity is not the preserve of the rich or the well to |
| it a habit to plan every new journey before starting off, | | | | do! |
| or start off with no plan at all. When the planned route | | | | According to William George, "no man is so poor that |
| is known and becomes common-place, man just | | | | he cannot begin to pay for what he wants...", and |
| drives through with little effort of his conscious mind. | | | | every small, individual payment that he makes, universal |
| Hence, according to simple universal law, to accomplish | | | | law recognises, stores and accumulates for him a |
| great things, we must not merely act by taking off | | | | reserve fund in his hour of need. With Nature, every |
| from without. Taking off from a haphazard base does | | | | single positive successful deed he expends daily in |
| not just cut it, as you'd be going against universal law. | | | | right-doing is all stored for him and transmuted in |
| Your weaknesses make you a creature of | | | | strength and prosperity unexpectedly in the hour of |
| circumstances, whereas your strengths make you the | | | | need. |
| creator of circumstances. Your weaknesses force | | | | Universal Law is "JUST" to every single man whether |
| you to take life the way it comes to you; but when | | | | rich or poor, otherwise - this would be an injustice to |
| you dream and plan; act and believe; you can design | | | | the poor and to the weak. So you can make yourself |
| your life to come to you the way you want it. As Jim | | | | as you please through thought. |
| Rohn says, "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were | | | | 2. Knowledge - this is "the what to do" and "the why" |
| better." | | | | after realising one's own environment and |
| Mahatma Gandhi once said "No matter how | | | | circumstances. Knowledge helps one equip oneself |
| insignificant the thing you have to do, do it as well as | | | | with the best tools available in the present time to deal |
| you can, give as much of your care and attention as | | | | with the situation at hand whilst acquiring new tools |
| you would give to the thing you regard as most | | | | that will be required in the future. With this knowledge, |
| important." For it will be by those small things that you'd | | | | man is circumspect of the fact that, if the mind is not |
| be able to design your life to come to you the way | | | | nurtured with positive thoughts, he would never grow |
| you want. | | | | any higher than he thinks. |
| How does one become prosperous? | | | | 3. Calmness - Calmness is the mental state of being |
| Every individual is unique; there is no one secret to | | | | free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance. Every |
| success! Success is within every individual; therefore | | | | person can experience calmness during a state of |
| one cannot seek for success outside oneself. | | | | relaxation, but very rare in much more alert and aware |
| Here's an old Hindu story. I may be paraphrasing it a | | | | states. This is a powerhouse that eludes man. |
| little bit because I don't remember it exactly. But its | | | | Scientists say man loses 80% of his intelligence when |
| message is truly appropriate at this point. | | | | he gets angry or afraid. Would you imagine that? |
| Shortly after the beginning of man, the gods were | | | | Eighty percent drop in effective intelligence! |
| debating on where to hide man's divine essence in | | | | Every time a person is angry or in fear, is operating |
| order to prevent him from ever discovering who he | | | | under duress and cannot perform effectively. This is |
| really is (either out of jealousy or fear of mutiny, I | | | | why they advise never to drive when angry until you |
| suppose). So one day, the deities conferred with | | | | calm down. Another example is in the office, a person |
| Brahma, the godhead, and said, "We should hide it at | | | | can be fully capable and trained for a role, but in his |
| the peak of the highest mountains." Brahma answered, | | | | new role and in a different setting, he flounders. Why...? |
| "No, for man will eventually go there and find it." "Let's | | | | Fear! Fear incapacitates his intelligence to 20%. |
| hide it deep inside the darkest forests," another | | | | So find a way to attenuate anger and fear to operate |
| suggested, "or how about the lowest depths of the | | | | at your optimum, it should not be a one off exercise, |
| ocean? Surely, man will never go there," another one | | | | just like in the gym, keep on working on attenuating |
| added. "No," Brahma retorted, "man will eventually find it | | | | anger and fear. You would be surprised what good |
| there also." Perplexed, the gods asked Brahma, | | | | comes out of this. Calmness is a quality that can be |
| "Where, then?" "We shall hide it where man will never | | | | cultivated and increased with practice. It usually takes a |
| think of looking for it," Brahma replied. "We will hide it | | | | trained mind to stay calm in the face of a great deal |
| deep within their own selves." | | | | of different stimulation, and possible distractions, |
| The only best way to engender success is by | | | | especially emotional ones. According to Wikipedia |
| ensuring our base of take off is organized. It therefore | | | | illustration on Calmness, it explains that "The negative |
| follows that, given the knowledge of how to create an | | | | emotions are the greatest challenge to someone who |
| organized base on which to take off from, not | | | | is attempting to cultivate a calm mind". |
| everyman will take off in much the same way, | | | | Some disciplines that promote and develop calmness |
| because of individual uniqueness and will power. | | | | are yoga, relaxation training, breath training, and |
| So what's this springboard base of success? | | | | meditation. |
| 1. Thought - this is the one thing that makes man | | | | 4. Self-confidence and self-reliance - According to |
| realize his circumstances. It is man's point of contact | | | | William George, "Self?confidence, without self?reliance, |
| with his environment, upon which he begins to imagine | | | | is as useless as a cooking recipe, without food. |
| how best to deal with what he faces before him. This | | | | Self?confidence sees the possibilities of the individual; |
| is what advances man, as for with thought, man can | | | | self?reliance realizes them. Self?confidence sees the |
| believe; as for with thought, man can nurture his mind | | | | angel in the unhewn block of marble; self?reliance |
| to grow higher from his present state. With this | | | | carves it out for himself". The man who is self?reliant |
| thought, man realizes that he is, where he is, simply | | | | seeks ever to discover and conquer the weakness |
| because of his beliefs. | | | | within him that keeps him from the attainment of what |
| With thought, man comes to realize that his failure or | | | | he holds dearest; he seeks within himself the power to |
| success did not come overnight; but by a series of | | | | battle against all outside influences. |
| positive or negative successful incremental deeds. | | | | 5. The last but in exhaustive list from me is (P3=P), |
| It is universal law! | | | | purpose + passion + persistence = Prosperity. |
| Whatever man's circumstances, "richer than rich or | | | | When you practice and maintain these seemingly |
| poorer than poor", man can move in either direction. | | | | simple and obvious disciplines, prosperity is inevitable. |
| Theron Dumont once said, "Anything within the | | | | These of course are not exhaustive elements but will |
| universe is within your grasp. Just use your latent | | | | produce tremendous results when combined with |
| powers and it is yours". You are aided by both visible | | | | elements such as goal setting and personal mission |
| and invisible when you concentrate on either "to do" or | | | | statements. |
| "to be." The amount of effort it takes to fail is the | | | | |