INDECISION       DOUBT      FEAR

If indecision and doubt are left unchecked they will result in fear. And here Hill lists the six basic fears:

The fear of POVERTY
The fear of CRITICISM
The fear of ILL HEALTH
The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE
The fear of OLD AGE
The fear of DEATH

He says that the Fear of Poverty is at the top of the list because it is the most popular. He also makes it clear that poverty is a STATE OF MIND, nothing else! Poverty can give us so much misery and unhappiness, yet to this Hill says:

“and all this despite the obvious truth that we live in a world of overabundance of everything the heart could desire, with nothing standing between us and our desires except lack of a definte purpose and the plans that derive from it.“

So what I want to know is who of you can now indentify with this fear of poverty, or have done so in the past? Write it here and let me know.

The Subconscious Mind represents our spiritual side. It is the subconscious mind which receives the impressions placed upon the conscious mind thorugh belief and emotion. Hill says it best:

“The subconscious mind receives and files sense impressions or thoughts regardless of their nature.  You may VOLUNTARILY plant in your subconscious mind any plan, thought, or purpose which you desire to translate into its physical or monetary equivalent.  The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires which have been mixed with emotional feeling, such as FAITH.”

We are open to all sorts of input, a lot of it negative: newspapers, TV, radio, magazines, gossip, movies. It is our job, and to our benifit, to block these negative impulses, to avoid reading and lsitiening and watching whatever makes us feel bad. Focus on the positive, that is what you really want, and seek to read and listen to that which brings you closer to your goal. Either we select what effects our subconscious mind or it is fed by default.

Hill mentions the major positive and negative emotions. Did you know that you can only focus on one emotion at a time. So if you want rid of negative emotions then focus on the positive and the things which help you have those emotions. Here is Hill’s list of the 7 major positve and the 7 major negative emotions:

The Millionaire’s Real Secrets

Whether you credit the metaphysical explanation or not, there’s some truth in the message. Believing in success is certainly a precondition for actually succeeding in any endeavor. But that’s hardly the whole formula.

They even five Napoleon Hill and “Think and Grow Rich” a mention.

The above are all parts of the formula laid out in Napoleon Hill’s excellent classic Think and Grow Rich, a book that should be on your must-read list if you haven’t encountered it already (and a book, I suspect, from which The Secret drew a lot of its inspiration).

Worth a read.

He then gives 4 steps to developing the HABIT of persistence:
1. A definite purpose backed by a burning desire
2. A definite plan EXPRESSED in continuous ACTION
3. A mind closed to ALL negativitiy and discouragement
4. A friendly alliance with one or more persons who will encourage you

This last point is really a Mastermind Group (talked about in ch.10 of Think and Grow Rich), which is what we are experiencing as a Mastermind study group. We are encouraging each other to set and go for our goals. Anyone want to experience this for themselves? Just drop me a line.

Be persistent this week in pursueing your desires.

The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, in general, easily influenced by the opinions of others. They permit the newspapers and the “gossiping” neighbours to do their thinking for them…
If you are too easily influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.

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It is so important to be a decision maker. And so important to listen to the right people. Generally those who try to discourage you from achieving your goals, no matter how nice are their intentions, are not those you should be listening to. Find those who think success and are not afraid to make decisions and listen to them. The more we listen the more knowledge we will accumulate.

OK, so what is the positive use of your imagination? Well, rather than thinking about the bad that MIGHT happen, try picturing the good that you WANT to happen. Build a picture in your mind of what you want to have or happen. Give it color and movement and put feeling into it, really feel that the thing or event is yours. See yourself in possession of it, enjoying it or doing it. Use cutouts and make a vision board and really visualize the thing you want.

This is a great book and it provides the keys to success in any area of life, not just the financial. See a previous article here for a link to the book. Our next chapter will be Ch7 on Decision. That should be interesting.

In January we will be starting up another Mastermind group to begin studying this book together. And because we use tele-conferencing anyone can join from anywhere. If you are interested read the Mastermind page of this Blog and get in touch.