I have been writing, lately, about the difference in how successful people think. I have stated over and over again that they are wired differently. They think differently. Spending time with Napoleon Hill’s Success Principals has, probably, been more beneficial to me than to you. I can’t express to you how much I have enjoyed listening to Napoleon Hill’s video series. Because of this time I have spent listening to him, his writings have come alive for me. I know his speech patterns, his voice, and the way he looks. Now, as I am reading his book it is as if he is reading it to me. It makes it more real for me. I can see how Bob Proctor has spent his life studying “Think and Grow Rich”. It never grows old. I have always been a reader, but I read something and then go on to the next. I know, now, that the goal of reading and studying “Think and Grow Rich” daily will keep me focused on the proper “Cosmic Habit Force”.
I believe, we all absorb information in our own way and time frame. We have to fertilize the soil in our minds for it to be ready to accept the seeds of knowledge so it can mature and bear fruit. What is fertilizer? Yep, it is crap. Often times, it is the crap in our life that gives us the contrast to know what we want. It is the crap that gives us the fuel to desire change and to escape the negative things that we attracted into our lives. I have had many “aha” moments lately. That is why, I believe, a habit of self improvement is so important to our growth in life. It can, truly, enrich our life’s journey!
Today’s 10 minute video is the last in this series. This one brings it all together as Napoleon Hill talks about Cosmic Habit Force. I have had my times of being locked into hypnotic rhythm. Have you? It was a prison cell of my own making. But, unlike other prison cells, I have been the one, standing there with the key to mine in my hand the entire time.
We are the only ones that can open those prison cells we create in our lives and fly to the destinations of our choice by using the natural law of Cosmic Habit Force. It takes self discipline to watch and manage our thoughts. Only self discipline can keep us out of the clutches of hypnotic rhythm.
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Have you ever heard the expression, “in every cloud there is a silver lining”? I have heard it many times from my Grandmother who was in control of her positive mental attitude. In today’s world, the saying may seem a little hokey, or perhaps, clique. When wisdom is tried and true and has held up for many generations, it gets repeated so many times that it loses it’s punch. We look at it as “just another old saying”. The idea that every adversity has a seed of opportunity is what Napoleon Hill is talking about in his Success Principals #10, Overcoming Adversity and Defeat.
I know this to be true from my own life. No matter how bad something is that has happened to me, there is always good in it, if I choose to look for it. Let me tell you a story that happened to me. I woke up on a cold but sunny day in mid April in 1978. The morning started out like any other morning. It didn’t stay that way for long. I received a phone call relaying to me that someone very close to me had been killed by the hand of an unknown robber. I was completely devastated! Thankfully, I was with the guy I had been dating. Knowing that I was in shock, he took control of the situation. He became my rock. Not only was he my rock, but his family helped take care of the things my family, because of our deep loss, was unable to cope with. They were an inspiration! It was at that time I began to realize how much I loved him, and what an extraordinary family he had. I have often wondered, if that terrible situation hadn’t happened, would I have realized how wonderful he is? Would I have seen that deep loving soul that is his essence? Perhaps, I would have found out with time, but out of that adversity our love has grown for over 30 years and we have built a life filled with blessings.
Napoleon Hill says, in this 10 minute video, that we should get into the habit of looking for the seeds of opportunity. We can choose to have a positive mental attitude when it comes to the adversities in our lives. Successful people have learned this lesson. People who enjoy success haven’t been dealt a different hand then those who aren’t successful. Sometimes, they have experienced worse things than the average person. They have learned to pick themselves up from any adversities and go on to triumph later. Mr. Hill makes another even stronger statement saying that if you don’t use your positive mental attitude often enough, you will lose it. His quote, that we should commit to memory is, “nothing can be called failure until you accept it as such.”
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We are closing in on one of the greatest holidays of the year. A day that is dedicated to giving thanks. It is a day of getting together with friends and family, dining on a feast and remembering all the things that we are grateful for. Thanks-giving should be an every day thing. Gratitude is important to our positive mental attitude.
The 7 minute video for today from Napoleon Hill is about our positive mental attitude. It is, not only, imperative to our success in life, but to our mental health as well. He gives us a game plan for practicing our positive mental attitude every day.
