In the early 1800’s, when students of human behavior first began to realize that the mind was dual in its operation, the mind below the level of consciousness was named the subconscious mind. It was felt that the conscious mind, with its ability to think, scheme, plan and reason, would naturally be the master mind and that the other one would be subservient to it. This is far from being the truth.

 
As you are about to learn, the subconscious mind is the real seat of intelligence and power. No one ever has had or will have as much intelligence, consciously, as all of us have subconsciously.
The prefix “sub” means under, below, beneath, lower. For example: a post office substation is never as important as the main office. Why then, since the subconscious mind is the seat of intelligence and power, call it the subconscious mind?

 
Our thoughts and actions are continually being guided by the subconscious mind, whether or not we are led to success and happiness, or failure and despair.
As soon as we develop a success consciousness, the subconscious mind will direct us—in thought and action—to success and happiness. This being true, don’t you believe with me that the name Creative Mind would be more fitting? I’m sure you do, so from this page onward every time I mention the Creative Mind, I mean that which we formerly referred to as the subconscious mind.

 

 
                      OUR MENTAL POWERHOUSE

 
The following is a very simple description of the Creative Mind and its relationship to the conscious mind. It is the same illustration I gave on the radio in New York in 1930, which the late Alfred Adler thought was the best description of the subconscious mind he had ever heard.

 
We will use a large manufacturing plant as an illustration. A big corporation, you know, has a president and a general manager. Of course it has many intermediate officers: vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurer, etc. For the sake of simplicity, we will think only of the president and the general manager.

 
Let us assume that the corporation in this illustration is an automobile plant.
The president does the planning; the general manager executes the plans.
When a new-model car is being contemplated, the president will make the decision as to all changes to be made. These changes will be given to the general manager. Designers and draftsmen are instructed to put the plans on paper; models are made; the plant is tooled up to create the new designs and on and on it goes until finally a car rolls off the line bearing all of the changes originally planned by the president.

 
This gives an ideal example of the relationship between the conscious and the creative mind.
The conscious mind is the president; the Creative Mind is the general manager.
The conscious mind does the thinking, planning, evaluating. The Creative Mind carries out the orders.
Let us assume, by way of illustration, that an individual was just getting by. He managed to keep food on the table and to pay his rent; but there never was any money left over for nice clothes, recreation, etc.

 
Suddenly a powerful thought entered his mind. He began to see himself as a success. He began to think in terms of “I AM a Success.” All right, what happens?

 

His general manager—his Creative Mind—accepts the thought “I AM a Success” as an instruction. It is a new model ordered by the president—the conscious mind.
Now then, just as the general manager in the factory would give instructions to his many department heads, so, too, will your general manager—Creative Mind—begin sending out messages to his assistants throughout your body.

 

 
Your general manager knows that to be a success you must look like one. He will make you more alert; he will put a spring in your step; he will put a look of determination in your eye; he will put an expression in your voice which rings of success.

 
But, most important of all, your general manager will direct your thinking so that you will be guided to do the things which will make you a success.
Several years ago a man came to me hoping I could help him to find a job. He was in quite a predicament. His rent was overdue. His telephone had been disconnected. His grocer was about to shut off his credit.

 
I asked this man to repeat to himself frequently for the next 24 hours, particularly before retiring, “I AM a Success.” This seemed incongruous to him, but I made him promise he would do it.
The next morning he awoke and had such an urge to go out and prove he was a success that he bolted down his breakfast to save every possible minute.

 
Leaving his house, instead of lagging along with the feeling that it would be another hopeless day, he marched with his chin up and chest out, with a mental attitude which told him he was facing a world of opportunities and that he could literally select the one best fitted to him.

 
Passing a department store, this revitalized man saw a small card in one of the windows which read: “Salesman Wanted, Hardware Department.” He stared at the card a moment, then with determination walked into the store. In the personnel department he faced the man authorized to hire employees.
 
“I’ve had no experience selling hardware, sir, but I love tools and I believe I could fill the job advertised in your window.”
The courageous and confident manner in which this applicant approached the personnel manager made an immediate good impression. Only a few preliminary questions were asked.
“I’d like to give you a chance to show what you can do. Can you start tomorrow morning?” said the man behind the desk.

 

 
This was several years ago. The man is now manager of his department and is making a good salary. He has purchased a comfortable home, drives a new car and is a very good provider for his wife and child.

 

The average ne’er-do-well feels that the road to success is long and tortuous. Is this true? The case just described proves it is not true. The tide turned for this man in just 24 hours.
After the pattern of success was implanted in the Creative Mind of this man, he, guided by the Creative Mind, became a success.

 

Isn’t this a revelation to you? Isn’t it hard to believe that you have been going through life wishing for things without realizing that through the use of your Creative Mind you do not have to wish, that you literally have it within your power to make your dreams come true?
Obtaining financial success is by no means the only use for your Creative Mind, as the following story shows.

 
A lonely “old maid” bemoaned the fact that she was not attractive to the opposite sex and that she was destined to a life of loneliness.
She was told to hold a thought, such as: “I am attractive to men. I will meet the man whom I can make happy and who, in turn, will make me happy.”
What do you think happened? Within a few weeks she met a fine man and just four months later they were married. The last I heard they were divinely happy.

 
Stories of this kind might lead one to believe that I am indulging in some form of legerdemain, but I’m not. It is merely another evidence of what the Creative Mind can do for you when you will it to do so.
This woman had not been friendly enough, and was selfish to the extent of not thinking of anyone but herself.

Self Improvement

The story of Aladdin and his miraculous lamp and ring was undoubtedly written by one giving vent to his own desires to have wishes come true.

 

Most people indulge in wishful thinking, particularly those who feel that they are not getting out of life all that they should.

 

Many who have numerous troubles to worry about will think how nice it would be if they could go to sleep and awaken to find all of their problems solved. Would it seem ludicrous to say that this is well within the realm of possibility? As a matter of fact you possess the means of making all reasonable wishes come true.

 

If you are heavily in debt, this power within you can guide you to freedom from financial obligations. If you are not happy in the home you are occupying, this influence can let you out of it and into the “home of your dreams.”

 

The size of the fortune you build is dependent solely upon the amount of the personal power you exert. It is just like your automobile: the more pressure you apply to the accelerator the faster you will go.

 

Whether your idea of riches is $50,000, $100,000 or a million or more, you have the mental power to bring it about. If you doubt this statement, ask yourself the question: “How did the millionaires acquire their money? Did Dame Fortune hand it to them? Was it their destiny to acquire plutocratic magnificence?”

 

No—definitely no. These tycoons have been using their inner power, whether they knew it or not. They possess nothing you do not possess except, perhaps, the awareness that they can do things of great magnitude.
“But they have a better education than I have,” you might declare in defense.
Tommyrot!
In New York lives a man with practically no education. At one time he was a harness maker at a very small wage. Today he owns two skyscrapers as well as a few fashionable apartment houses. He was just getting by when he awakened to the fact that he had a reservoir of power capable of guiding him to great heights.

 

A motto I wrote many years ago fits this and other similar cases perfectly. Think about it!
“A man may plod along for years without showing any signs of accomplishment. . . when sometime . . . unexpectedly … a powerful thought will seep into his consciousness—and a leader is born.”

 

Education is desirable, very much so. One should obtain all the knowledge he can get and should see to it that his children are well educated. But, just because an individual did not have the opportunity of gaining an education is no reason for him to abandon any hopes of making an outstanding success of his life.

 

In a large sales organization in New York, one of the top-notch salesmen is a man whose education is nil. His conversation includes atrocious words such as “dese, dose, dem, ain’t,” etc. He does not sell to illiterate people, but calls on the heads of large companies.
As I will explain later in this chapter, this uneducated salesman is using the forces contained in his creative mind.

 

A businessman in an eastern metropolis was about to fail. Through a series of adverse conditions he had reached a point where his liabilities exceeded his assets by nearly $50,000.

 

Creditors were threatening suit; two of them had actually started litigation. Things looked so black for this man it seemed inevitable that his doors would soon be closed.

 

He was so discouraged that he dreaded coming to his office each morning, because he knew he would have to face a renewed barrage of telephone calls from creditors asking him for money and telling him what would happen if they did not get it.

 

One day while reading his newspaper on the train, he saw the story of a man who had taken over a nearly bankrupt business and had turned it into an outstanding success.

 

A series of provocative thoughts entered the mind of our troubled businessman.

 

“If that fellow could turn a near bankrupt business into a success, why can’t I take my own near bankrupt business and do the same?” our friend asked himself.
Without realizing it, he had sparked his creative mind into action. He began thinking in terms of I CAN and I WILL.

 

Did he now hesitate to go to his office? NO! The next morning he hastened into the city and the moment he entered his office door he asked his bookkeeper to give him a full list of all his creditors.

 

One by one he phoned these people. “Give me just a bit more time and you’ll be paid in full—and with interest,” he said with new-found enthusiasm.
“Did you land a big contract?” one of the largest creditors asked.

 

“No, but I have gained something far more important,” replied the debtor. “I have acquired a new spirit which will put me over.”

 

“I believe you have. I can hear it in your voice. Yes, we will be happy to cooperate with you,” said the creditor with a note of real friendliness.
His voice, expressing sincere elation, drew a favorable response from every creditor who had formerly been threatening to sue him.

 

With his mind at peace, he concentrated his efforts on getting business; and with his newly found spirit, he had no difficulty in securing many worth-while contracts. It was not long before the books of this company showed no red ink, but important sums of earned profits.

 

In this case, nothing unusual happened. Business conditions were the same. The only change was in the mind of the man who had formerly felt his business was rapidly going on the rocks.

Self Improvement

 

At this point, let me cite a few illustrations which will make my point clear:

 

A New England capitalist had a unique way of spending his surplus money. He owned a large, fully stocked farm. Each summer a large number of underprivileged children was invited to spend a few weeks at this farm. The kiddies were given the best of everything:

 

fresh, pure dairy products; the best meats of all kinds; delicious fruits and vegetables, etc. The boys and girls were under the supervision of affectionate, capable attendants.

 

This philanthropist could not possibly be happier using his money in any other way. He would retire at night with a smile as he thought of the joy he was giving to children who were not used to it.

 

And then there is a generous financier in New York who gains his happiness in quite a different way. He knows the value of home ownership and enjoys seeing young people own their homes free and clear of all encumbrances.

 

He is constantly on the lookout for deserving young couples. When he finds one, he has his assistant make an investigation to learn the extent of the mortgage and who holds it. This big-hearted man arranges to have the mortgage paid off—anonymously—and a clear deed sent to the worthy two.

 

It is not hard to imagine the peace of mind this open-handed individual is gaining from life.
Permit me to give you an illustration from the other side of the fence: the story of a couple whose lives have been made unhappy through the acquisition of riches.

 

As soon as they became rich, they had quite an extravagant home designed and built. Their garage housed two of the most expensive automobiles. The wife would not think of buying her gowns in any place except Paris. The husband was most popular in the swankiest country club.

 

But was this couple happy? Not by a long shot.
On week ends they would entertain sumptuously and, of course, on Mondays they would find themselves with big heads and a “dark brown” taste in their mouths.
 

Through overabundant living, their digestion and general health suffered. Through dissipation, their faces accentuated their ages and lacked the magnetism so easily acquired with proper living.

 

Were they happy? Their every expression revealed unbearable boredom. The head of this family worked diligently—and, undoubtedly, intelligently—in his pursuit of happiness. He gained his wealth, but because he didn’t understand just what true happiness was, he fell dismally short of his goal.

 

There is another definition of riches which should be considered and which, to my mind, is one of the most important of all.

 

“He lives a rich life” is often said about certain lucky people. What is a rich life? It is one well rounded with many interesting and illuminating experiences. Such a man’s day is separated into units of creative work, rest, recreation, and entertainment. No one of these, alone, is enough to produce happiness.

 

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” is a saying I have heard since childhood; and it is true, no matter how many of us fail to heed its advice.
But to spend all your time resting would actually become tiresome. The purpose of the rest would be defeated. If rest and relaxation are indulged in between periods of work, they will both be thoroughly enjoyed, and you will also enjoy your work when you return to it.

 

Entertainment is the “dessert” one enjoys at the close of a satisfying day of work. Just as “all work and no play” is not to be desired, continuous entertainment would fail to give perfect happiness.
During periods of recreation you should allow time for constructive reading, and you should expand your circle of friends and acquaintances by allowing time to converse with others.

 

You can now see that a rich life is a blending of all the desirable elements of life.

Self Help

 
The answer you give is exactly what this writing will mean to you. When the word riches is used from here on, it will mean riches according to your interpretation.

 

Some of you will visualize riches as an unlimited supply of money; a regal estate; a yacht; an airplane, etc. And if this is your objective—fine. Build upon it in your imagination and, as you continue reading this, you’ll find it will be well within the realm of possibility to make your dream a reality.

 

Perhaps you interpret riches as meaning leadership: leadership in politics, in industry, in commerce, etc. Should your desires fall in this category, the contents of this book will put you on the right track to fulfillment.

 

 

You might think that wishing for both material riches and riches in personal power is expecting too much. But it is not. In fact you can hardly have one without the other. But beware! To wish for both—or even one—would get you nowhere. Be careful of that word wish! It can do you more harm than good as you’ll later learn.

 

I once heard a definition of riches which may apply to some of you.

 

Edel and I were visiting the cozy bungalow of a day laborer and his family. The house was small, but very tastefully furnished. It contained most of the modern conveniences. The small yard showed evidence of a green thumb. The mortgage on the house had been fully paid off.

 

The husband had an income on which the family could live comfortably, and he was assured a pension when his day of retirement arrived. The total physical assets of this family would not exceed $12,000.

 
“I consider ourselves to be the richest family in town,” she said with great pride. “We have no financial worries” she continued, “and perfect harmony reigns throughout our house.”

 

If you have not attained this level of riches, you can think of it as your first plateau and use the power you will gain from this writing to lift you up to it. Upon reaching this standard you can raise your sights once more and continue your climb to higher and higher realms.

 

There are those on this earth who possess practically nothing of a material nature, but who consider themselves rich, because of their happy minds and healthy bodies.

 

I do not believe any one of us should aspire to be a Croesus, because material riches can engender unhappiness as easily as they can raise one to the heights of ecstasy.

 

At this point I am going to ask you a very pertinent question: “What is the greatest good one may expect from riches?”

 

To have money in the bank; to own a palatial home; to be able to entertain lavishly; to be able to travel anywhere anytime—in first-class manner—and to have a wardrobe which would be the envy of all, are a few of the things you might consider as being the advantages of riches.

 

Think of these things and anything else which might be associated with money and you will still be wrong as far as an intelligent answer to the question is concerned.

 

The real reason for wanting riches is to be happy. This is the end result of all accomplishment. Although one thinks his goal is riches, in reality he is seeking the soul-satisfying happiness which comes with achievement; the riches are his reward for attaining his objective.

Self Improvement

How to get acquainted with your real self—your true abilities, your vast fund of hidden talent.

 

How to fill yourself with such genuine, deep-down confidence, zest and good-will that other people will be pleased to help you get what you want.

 

How to find and hold the full, glorious picture of your own success and build toward that picture with every word and deed.

 

As your work multiplies in worth, remember this: You possess not only the things money can buy, but also the deep, inward satisfaction that comes with making your life what you want it to be. Growing rich in a way that really expresses you is just about the most constructive, healthful, joyous thing you can do for yourself.

 

THE MASTER OF YOUR SUCCESS IS
YOUR CREATIVE MIND

This entire writing is built around a saying in the Bible: As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Without changing the meaning of this timeless, golden truth, I give it to you more along the lines of modern psychology: A man is what his Creative Mind says he is.

 

You are not a body with a mind attached. You are a mind with a body attached. Remember this, and you take your first step toward self-mastery.

 

Actually, the mind has two levels. The one we know best is the conscious level. It takes in impressions through your senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell.

 

It is highly effective in making your daily thousand-and-one decisions. When you perform any conscious act—pick up a pencil, speak to a waiter, make a phone call—your Conscious Mind sends the orders to your body. And when you go to sleep, your Conscious Mind goes to sleep.

 

The other level never sleeps. This is the Creative Mind.

Your Creative Mind literally keeps you alive. It is responsible for the involuntary life-functions such as your heartbeat and your breathing. It has great control over your glands, the master regulators of your body.

 

Most important for our purpose: Your Creative Mind also governs your personality, your character, your inmost drives, your deepest and most secret desires!
W. Clement Stone conceived a powerful picture in his Creative Mind;

 

he saw himself controlling a large insurance company. Now, we all know that to start a business you need capital; in fact, most business failures are caused by lack of capital to tide-over a bad time. Well, my friend Stone had less than $100 in his pocket.

 

But he has made a personal fortune of some $100,000,000… beginning as the head of an insurance company.

 

How many salesmen will go out today with a good product and a good sales pitch—and ring up no sale? It’s your Conscious Mind that knows the facts about a product and how it can benefit the user.

 

But it’s your Creative Mind that determines whether you inspire trust or suspicion, belief or doubt—whether you are the kind of man who is well-liked as soon as he says Hello, or the kind who shapes up as a negative character whom it’s so easy not to do business with.

 

I don’t mean that an image of success in your Creative Mind means that you cannot possibly fail on any occasion. But I will show you men who, having first failed, came back and overcame every obstacle. They simply considered every setback a wonderful opportunity for improvement.

 

It’s your Creative Mind that can and will put you up there among the happy, well-clothed, and well supplied people; the people who attract love, who find their way out of difficulties, and who seem always to live in the sun.

 

At this time, your Creative Mind is highly receptive and the Conscious Mind cannot interfere. Send your Creative Mind a message while you sleep, and that message sinks in. It even can eradicate undesirable old messages. (You can do this at other times, too, but the best time is when you are asleep.) And, by the way, you’ll sleep soundly.

 

As I shall show you, the actual process of communication is very easy. Some people take a few days to master this priceless secret. I know of several men who did it in one night.

 

It’s a wonderful experience to find that magic genie at your command. What shall you tell your Creative Mind while you are sleeping? First, I suggest you practice with the tested messages you’ll find in this writing.

 

I know by experience how powerful they are.
Very soon, however, you’ll create your own messages. Mind-pictures, really… of you driving the car you want to drive … living in the house you want… belonging to the clubs or social groups you’ve yearned to join. And, most of all, you supplied with plenty of money and spending it in the way that pleases you most.

 

Some men think they have tried and failed at this already. If you think so, I assure you the chances are a thousand to one that you never got through to your Creative Mind. Many a man “changes his mind” about the way he’ll handle his life—but all he changes is his Conscious Mind.

 

Now you are going to change yourself right down there where you really live. This time you’ll cast out all negation, self-doubt, self-defeat. Optimism, self-confidence, courage and wonderful new talent will be yours—and the road to riches is straight and wide.

 

THE HEALTHIEST CONDITION IN THE WORLD

I was not exaggerating in the least when I said that getting rich can be the most constructive, healthful, joyous thing you ever did. My only warning is that you must get rich in the way that expresses your own, best, personal achievement. Then you’ll earn more than just money.

 

Since some three-quarters of our illness has a mental basis, doesn’t it stand to reason that your state of mind has a tremendous effect on you? In fact, the famous researcher Dr. John A. Schindler has shown that one of the most positive aids to health is a cheerful, constructive, forward-looking state of mind.

 

I know that many men get rich at the cost of their health— rich enough to be able to afford the most expensive doctors.

 

This is not going to happen to you. The next few years, while you build your fortune, will be your happiest years. You’ll free yourself of much inner conflict and have no psychosomatic reason to become a “headache type” or a “bag of ulcers.”

 

What’s more, you’ll rid yourself of a great deal of fatigue and get more work done with much less effort. For what is more fatiguing except defeat—the dreadful tiredness of continually butting your head against a wall? The best tonic for this tiredness is doing one job after another with sureness and success.

 

At the end of a day you’re rarin’ to go off for a well-earned session with your favorite hobby.

 

YOUR DOMESTIC LIFE AND YOUR CREATIVE MIND

A worried little woman once came to me for counsel. She could not get along with her husband. There was not enough money to clothe the family. Her children gave her a great deal of trouble. She thought of herself as being hopelessly doomed to a life of misery. She was sure of just one thing—she had no time in which to study for self-improvement.

 

I told her that the answers to her problems were contained in her Creative Mind. I spent a little over an hour with her, explaining what I explain in this book.

 

Six months later she came back to tell me that her married life was now ideal, that she had plenty of fine garments in her wardrobe, and that her children were now a joy instead of a care.

 

All she had done was to build firm mind-pictures of the ideal conditions she desired. These pictures literally became part of her Creative Mind. Yes, it also took a certain amount of “doing” in order to make her dreams come true. But only when she believed she could handle her situation did she set about getting things done.

 

Because I believe that a happy marriage is wealth beyond measure, I devote many pages to showing you how to find this happiness through the wonderful, natural power of your Creative Mind.

 

HOW DO YOU RATE YOUR SUCCESS-POWER?

In writing this book I have drawn upon a vast amount of personal experience—and the experience of others.

 

Here is a favorite among all the true experiences that have been told to me. It concerns an experiment conducted with a laborer who could not read or write.
This man had worked with his muscles all his life.

 

Now, in his early sixties, he began to age rapidly. But, through a tricky calculation, it was “proved” to him that the records were wrong and he actually was ten years younger than he thought.

 

Almost at once, this man looked younger, acted and felt younger. Where before he had complained he couldn’t work the way he used to, now he did a full day’s hard labor, every day, without excessive fatigue. There was nothing wrong with him. But he had thought in his Creative Mind that at sixty he had to complain and slow down—just the way all his friends did.

 

It has been noticed, too, that people who go blind when they are young often will look younger, thirty years later, than sighted people of the same age. It is said this happens because they remember their own faces as youthful faces. They don’t look for wrinkles, they don’t expect to see grey hair.
In the same way, many a man expects a mediocre performance of himself. He gets it!

 

Here are a few of the commonest ways in which people down-grade themselves:

 

“I’m just too shy to get along with others.” Often this means that your Creative Mind keeps on telling you that you don’t like yourself. Therefore you don’t like the way you act among other people, and would prefer to stay away from them.

 

But your Creative Mind can be persuaded to change its signals completely. Soon you are going to like yourself, like other people, and enjoy sharing their good times.

 

“My memory is so bad, it’s always embarrassing me.” Strangely enough, your essential memory cannot be bad—because your Creative Mind retains an impression of everything you have heard, seen, read, felt or tasted since the day of your birth—and perhaps even an impression of everything you have thought, as well.

 

So, when you “forget,” you really mean you cannot bring into your Conscious Mind something stored away in your Creative Mind. The mind-line is blocked. Hours or days later you may smite your brow and exclaim, “That’s it!” as the mind-line suddenly opens.

 

Millions of people waste the greater part of their minds by blocking-off their own memories. I will show you that an open mind-line not only improves your memory, but also strengthens and alerts other mental powers. It can be worth a great deal to be able to come up promptly with names, addresses, phone numbers, prices. Just remember—you have a perfectly good memory. We’ll get together and wake it up!

 

“I can’t concentrate.”

People who are scatter-brained sometimes fear they are mentally defective. Except in rare cases, this is not so. More likely, your Creative Mind has learned bad habits.

 

You are going to see why thoughts have such power … how every action must begin with a thought. And you will see that you, in your Creative Mind, decide how much power to give to a particular thought.

 

First you will instruct your Creative Mind to concentrate on the concepts you want to be the most powerful. Then your Creative Mind will instruct your Conscious Mind to keep those concepts always in view. You’ll have no further trouble in concentrating. And it will be effortless concentration that eliminates a lot of worry and keeps your vital energies working together to attain your goals.

 

WAKE UP—IN EVERY PART OF YOUR BEING

You are going to be a better person in so many ways, you’ll feel as though you had been born again.
Your Creative Mind will give you a cheerful, zestful attitude toward anything you do.

 

When you deal forcefully with problems and decisions, you’ll grow in poise and self-control. Things that fluster other people won’t fluster you.

 

Let me tell you one more story. It’s about myself.
Years ago, when I first began to realize the limitless power of the Creative Mind, I happened to need some repair work on my house. But I found reasons for putting it off. Probably I invented reasons.

 

When I finally got that job done, my conscience bothered me. How, I thought, can I instruct my Creative Mind to tell my Conscious Mind that things must get done when they ought to be done?

 

The answer was absurdly simple. Now, when I have a task to perform, I first give my Creative Mind a picture of the completed job. Doing this while I sleep, I can wake up and feel all the pleasure I am going to feel when I see the job accomplished.

 

Then, when I go about actually doing it, obstacles seem to melt away—or at the most, they become merely details. When the job is done, I feel that good satisfaction all over again.

 

Right there is the key secret of getting rich.
Today, now, decide in your Conscious Mind that you are rich. (Your major job is completed!)

 

As soon as you read this, you’ll know the sure, easy way to implant that million-dollar thought in your Creative Mind. And then nothing, absolutely nothing can stand in your way.

Self Improvement

You may not realize how important it is for you to define yourself. It may seem a little bit cliché but the truth is that defining yourself can save you from a lot of problems.

 

Defining yourself involves asking the all time question - ‘what do I want?’ The confusion about identity has led to a multitude of problems in our society.

 

Schizophrenia is a disease that is born out of the fear of being oneself and the desire to be somebody else.

  

Multiple Personalities Disorder is a condition that also has its root in the crises of identity. Knowing who you are by defining what you want can go a long way in establishing you as a psychologically sound person.

 

 

What do you want? When you are asking yourself this question, don’t think about what other people want. Most of the time, what other people want isn’t what you want for yourself.

  

If you aren’t too sure about what you want, you can start out by eliminating those things that you do not want. This can help narrow down the list for you and allow you to clearly define what you want.

  

What do you enjoy doing the most? The answer to this question can lead you to find out what is that you really want for yourself. Once you are sure about what you want, you can easily set about doing it.

  

Defining yourself makes it easier to write out a plan that can help you achieve your goals. So, whether you want to go back to college and get a degree or you want to be the world’s greatest cook, as long as you’re sure it’s what you want for yourself, you can and you will stand out in the mass of society. 

Self Improvement-Define Yourself-Identity Crises

 

Do you feel listless and a little bit bewildered about how your life is turning out? Is there a sense of discontentment eating away at your innards, just gnawing away at all the joy that you’ve got inside of you? Do you feel clumsy or inadequate most of the time?

If you do, then there’s only one answer. You need to change!

Most people don’t take the time to speculate about what needs to be changed in their lives. We all do or say some things that really don’t help to bring out the best in us. Letting go of those things can take us several steps closer to becoming that better person we all dream of becoming.

You may want to change those things that you think are hindrances to your goals in life. There are several areas and ways that you can effect a change in your life.

Work:

You may feel dissatisfied with your work and may want to change certain things. A change of jobs may be just the thing you are looking for. You may want to change the people you hang out with at work because they may be a negative influence on you. Whatever it is that has you gnawing at your nails in your work place, identify it and find ways to change it.

Home:

Something as simple as redecorating your home can provide the calm and balance you need to get through the day. A nanny for your kids can help ease your stress and a trip to an expensive salon to get a celebrity styled haircut can do wonders for your morale. The most important thing is to find out the source of discontentment in your life and tackle it effectively.

1 - How to Make Your Attitude Your Ally

In every aspect of your life, you attitude plays a big role.
If you want to get ahead and be content in your life, then
you have to make your attitude your ally.

 

Your attitude reflects in everything you do and everything that
happens to you. What is referred to as The Law of Attraction is
the concept that whatever you put out comes back to you.
This is the whole idea of making your attitude your ally.

 

Now to make your attitude your ally would mean to let your
attitude guide you. Your attitude is going to shape everything
in your life. You are going to be traveling down the path which
your attitude leads you.

 

The Power of Positive Thinking

 

Faith in yourself makes good things happen to you.
This classic guide to self-esteem and success will help you learn how to:
break the worry habit; get other people to like you; avoid “the jitters” in
your daily work; believe in yourself and everything you do; develop the
power to reach your goals, and so much more.

 

Written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy,
satisfying, and worthwhile life. The Power of Positive Thinking has helped
millions of men and women to achieve fulfillment in their lives.

 

You’ll learn how to: Believe in yourself and in everything you do.
Build new power and determination. Develop the power to reach your goals.
Break the worry habit and achieve a relaxed life. Improve your personal and
professional relationships. Assume control over your circumstances.
Be kind to yourself.

 

Innovative Thinking Secrets Exposed

 

Innovative Thinking is thinking that goes beyond what you can see.
It is imaginative. It is the ability to think beyond the obvious. It is creative
and it is different. An innovative thinker can look at something ordinary and
see the extraordinary.

 

Another common misconception about innovative thinking is that it only
involves new ideas. Actually, innovation is deeply rooted in using current
ideas to bring about change. Many of the best inventions were taken from
another idea.

 

Many inventors simply take an existing product and make it better
through innovation. Innovation can also be taking ideas from other
places and being able to put them together to create something new.

 

Innovative thinking is not just a quality of a brilliant genius.
Many times people think there is no way they could be an innovative
thinker because they are not ‘smart’ enough. Innovative thinking is not
just a quality of those with high IQ’s. The reason this misunderstanding
exists is likely due to the fact that many of the great inventors were geniuses.

 

However, the genius mind simply makes them more open to new ideas
and innovative thoughts. Anyone can be an innovative thinker. For some
people, though, it just takes more work to learn the skill. You do not have
to be a genius or have some fancy degree to invent the next best thing.

 

How to Adopt Creative Thinking

 

Creative thinking can involve many techniques. It takes some certain
skills to be a creative thinker, too. It is usually something people have
to work to attain because it is not as a rule, second nature. It can be
learned and we will teach you.

 

Creative thinking is the ability to let your mind create thoughts that
are often different and unusual. Creative thinking evolves around the
idea of thinking beyond the scope of the norm. It is all about being able
to think outside the box and be original in your thought process.

 

Creative thinking is something you can train your mind to do.
Some people are actually born with creative thinking abilities, while others
have to really work to let themselves be a creative thinker. However, it is
possible for anyone to become a great creative thinker whether they were
naturally born or they have to work at it.

 

You hold the key to adopting creative thinking in your life and by doing so;
you could change your life, your thoughts and your world, forever.

 

The Art of Solving Problems

 

Problem solving can be an amazing process, but it is up to you to make it
that way instead of just something you do because you have to. You have
the ability to become a great problem solver, but you have to begin looking
at it as an art.

 

You likely use problem solving everyday. It is often taken for granted.
People do not realize just how wonderful and important problem solving is.
Most people do not even recognize it as a skill. In fact, most of the time
problem solving is juts second nature.

 

Problem solving can actually be defined as an art. The art of problem solving
is something that we learn at a very young age. It helps us through life and
is something we could not live without. Being able to solve problems is a life skill.
It is important and it should be taken seriously to get the best results from it.

 

Looking at problem solving as an art can help you to become more appreciative
of it. You can begin to use problem solving to its full potential and really respect
that problem solving is important. You just need to learn more about problem solving
as a skill and an art.

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