| The book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill | | | | always get what you want, the other had been |
| states "no more effort is required to aim high in life, | | | | taught that you get what you want when you are |
| to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required | | | | ready for it. Both believed that they could indeed get |
| to accept misery and poverty". Think about that for | | | | things, one was a bit hit and miss the other the thing |
| a minute, just know that it is possible for every | | | | was guaranteed, just took a while longer. Therefore, |
| person to have what they think they deserve, that | | | | it is with us today, you need to ask yourself what is |
| with the same amount of effort one could be on | | | | it that you believe you can do. For it is this belief that |
| verge of starvation or wealthy. | | | | drives your life that causes everything you have in |
| What is the main difference between any two | | | | life to be there. There are countless stories of people |
| people? The answer is belief, no two people in this | | | | in adversity who achieve great things, blind people |
| entire world believe in things the exact same way as | | | | who become great teachers, deaf people who |
| another. While there is what we call accepted norms | | | | become great musicians, people with physical |
| that we all try to teach our young and each other, | | | | handicaps who accomplish amazing feats in sports, |
| usually based on our own belief about how things | | | | and so on and on, if you but look you can find these |
| are, and how they are done. The lesson that has | | | | examples easily. Conversely, you can find similarly |
| been neglected, that we have not been taught and | | | | handicapped people who accomplish nothing, and |
| have not taught, is that what we believe is possible, | | | | never will. The difference is what they have been |
| is. That our desire to do something is only limited by | | | | taught. |
| our own belief in what we can do. | | | | You can find the exact same thing with |
| If we desire something and we find a way to get it, | | | | non-handicapped people; there are great achievers |
| we will repeat the behavior, when we meet with | | | | who have gone to great wealth, and people who live |
| partial success, rather than modifying our approach, | | | | on the street. Again, the difference is only what they |
| we simply do the same thing again. It is like the story | | | | believe they can do, no great mystery, just belief. It |
| of the two children, when one wanted something if it | | | | is impossible for a man to go to the moon, but if you |
| was not immediately provided he would lie down on | | | | equip that man with a space suit and a space ship, |
| the floor, kick, and scream until he was either | | | | now that man can go to the moon. If you can't see |
| punished or got the thing. Then there was the other | | | | to accomplish something by the direct route, such as |
| child who wanted the same thing and rather than | | | | a man jumping high enough to land on the moon, |
| demand it be provided to him immediately would | | | | then come up with a solution to the problem and |
| make a plan, go and earn some money and then buy | | | | invent the spaceship. Where there is a will, there is a |
| it for himself. Both had a belief about how to satisfy | | | | way. |
| their desire, and in practice, one would be far more | | | | You need to examine your beliefs, and in the words |
| successful than the other at achieving the result of | | | | of Henry Ford; "Whether you think you can or you |
| obtaining the things they wanted. Can you guess | | | | think you can't, you're right". Change your belief to |
| which one? | | | | be; There is no such thing as impossible, and accept |
| One had been taught that life is hard and you don't | | | | no such reality as failure. |