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The Best Ways to Increase Your Luck in Life

Some people call themselves lucky or unlucky. They think it's impossible to control destiny and that your personal qualities and talents are what determine your fortune in life. However, the law of cause and effect tells us a different theory.

What if luck was a choice? The dictionary states that luck is "good fortune that happens by chance." But if you believe in the law of cause and effect, then chance doesn't have much to do with luck. Your thoughts determine your actions (the cause), and your actions create a particular outcome (the effect). Nothing is random here!

Therefore, "luck" is dependent on your actions. If you're the type of person who's a doer rather than a wisher, then you'll likely have good fortune. Just remember to utilize the law of cause and effect to make yourself the luckiest man or woman alive. You must motivate yourself to think like a "lucky person", and then you will be a "lucky person". If you change your thought process into taking action toward the things you want in life, then you will achieve them.

Take a look at someone who appears to be a very lucky person, such as a very successful athlete or movie star. Ask yourself, "How come they had so many wonderful opportunities? Is it because they're naturally lucky?" Well, no, they're not naturally lucky. These are people who don't dwell over the misfortunes in their lives. They keep their expectations high and open to the possibility of having better things in life. Because they have this mindset, they recognize when new opportunities present themselves and then grab onto these opportunities immediately without hesitation.

A truly "lucky person" lives moment to moment instead of in the past. All the bad things that happened to you in the past should be erased from your mind. The same goes for all the bad things that might happen in the future. You don't know what's going to happen. You must live in the now by enjoying the good things that you have in front of you presently. It'll be so much easier to think clearly and recognize what you need to do day by day.

A truly "lucky person" doesn't hesitate for anything. Thoughts of self-doubt and negative projecting are what hold back so many people from achieving success. But if you work hard and smart in the present and grab onto opportunities when they come, you'll find life to be more interesting. So, stop moaning, groaning, and complaining about what you don't have and start focusing on what you do have. Then you can take your life in any direction that you want.

Keep practicing these principles each day, and good fortune will come to you quickly. Then you'll be overwhelmed with new opportunities that'll make your life so much better.

Here's something for you to ponder today. It comes from Making the Man Who Can by Wallace D. Wattles, who's best known for his classic masterpiece The Science of Getting Rich:

"Every man has the inherent power to direct his own abilities and energies; and every man is conscious of having this power. It is because he has it that he is capable of growth and progress. To make a successful man, it is necessary to make one who knows what things result in success, and who will direct his energies to do those things; and the first essential to this is that he should assume the attitude of self-direction.

Every man is either self-directing or directed by the suggestions which come from his environment. The man who can is always a self-directing man; the man who is directed by suggestion is the man who cannot.

The man who is directed by suggestion has a "horoscope"; his destiny is decided by heredity and environment; the self-directing man does not allow his thoughts to be dictated by heredity, environment or the stars; he thinks what he wants to think, and if his horoscope does not suit him he makes a better one.

Business success depends upon business policy; business policy can only be formulated by thought; therefore, whether a man succeeds or fails depends upon the way he thinks.

The directed man only thinks the thoughts which are suggested by his environment; and so he can only do what those around him think he can do.

The self-directing man thinks what he wants to think, and can therefore do what he wants to do.

To become the man who can, the first step is to take the attitude of self-direction."

Want to become the man or woman who can and does? Then I highly recommend reading Making the Man Who Can by Wallace D. Wattles, the original man who could and did, and doing what it tells you to do. Click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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Note: Making the Man Who Can by Wallace D. Wattles is sometimes referred to as the "missing chapters" of his book The Science of Getting Rich. Well, there's nothing really missing about them. In fact, Making the Man Who Can was first published a year before The Science of Getting Rich was. However, it does fill in the missing pieces of The Science of Getting Rich rather nicely.

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How Do You Manifest Money Without Doing Anything for It?

Recently, a reader wrote:

"Thank You for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

I have been studying and working to understand this for about 15 or more years of my life.... And I get it....

I have a question?

My life is good, and I lived through the World Trade Center Bombing, lost my house in H Sandy, etc....and much more.... but I am in a very good place. I am a Vegetarian, Don't Drink, Smoke, or Use any drugs at all.... nothing. And this knowledge that I have worked at getting, along with what most people would call a Miracle and Proof that there is a lot more going on that we know, has carried me through.

Here is my question:

How do you simply manifest money? Dollars? Not having to do anything for it.... Just manifest Money.

Thanks."

Wow!

Where do I begin?

Those who've been following my work for a while, either through this blog and/or my writings, know that I'm not real fond of the use of the word manifest and its derivatives.

Why?

Simple...

Because, more often than not, as in every single time, and this is yet one more example to add to the ever-growing pile, when I'm asked a question using that word or one of its derivatives, usually by a "law-of-attraction" follower, it's used in the context of getting something for nothing.

They're looking for some magical incantation to chant or some secret method to get their vibration just right, or some other such nonsense, to get the good fairy of the universe to mystically plop what they want right into their lap without any effort on their part whatsoever.

Here's the deal:

The universe doesn't work that way!

Might it seem like it does sometimes?

Yes.

But does it really?

No.

Will the universe aid you in your quest?

Absolutely!

But it's not going to simply hand it to you without any effort on your part.

In Chapter 11 of his book The Science of Getting Rich ("Acting in the Certain Way"), Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"Thought is the creative power, or the impelling force which causes the creative power to act; thinking in a Certain Way will bring riches to you, but you must not rely upon thought alone, paying no attention to personal action. That is the rock upon which many otherwise scientific metaphysical thinkers meet shipwreck - the failure to connect thought with personal action.

We have not yet reached the stage of development, even supposing such a stage to be possible, in which man can create directly from Formless Substance without nature's processes or the work of human hands; man must not only think, but his personal action must supplement his thought.

By thought you can cause the gold in the hearts of the mountains to be impelled toward you; but it will not mine itself, refine itself, coin itself into double eagles, and come rolling along the roads seeking its way into your pocket.

Under the impelling power of the Supreme Spirit, men's affairs will be so ordered that some one will be led to mine the gold for you; other men's business transactions will be so directed that the gold will be brought toward you, and you must so arrange your own business affairs that you may be able to receive it when it comes to you. Your thought makes all things, animate and inanimate, work to bring you what you want; but your personal activity must be such that you can rightly receive what you want when it reaches you. You are not to take it as charity, nor to steal it; you must give every man more in use value than he gives you in cash value."

Now, I'm quite sure this isn't the answer you're looking for, but it is the answer. You can either accept it or not accept it, the choice is yours. If you choose to accept it and are ready to take the next step, then reading The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles and doing exactly what it tells you to do would be a good place to start. If you don't already have a copy, click or tap the links below to get yours today.

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Build Strength with Your Intuition

Have you ever had a certain "gut feeling" about something? This is a feeling that makes you believe that something is true or that something is going to happen. There's no evidence or logic behind a gut feeling. It's just a "sixth sense" or a "hunch" that makes you believe that this thing is real. Well, this feeling is actually your intuition at work.

A person's intuition is very powerful. It comes and goes in each individual. You never know when your intuition will activate. For some people, it activates from specific sounds like birds chirping or cars honking. For fewer people, intuition is a controllable and powerful force that most other people don't experience. You could call it a natural-born gift if you will.

If you were to ask an astrologer about intuition, they'd tell you that Pisces and Scorpios have increased intuition compared to the average person. Of course, the scientific community doesn't endorse astrology and the signs that go along with it. The truth is that anyone is capable of having strong intuition.

It's a blessing to have a strong intuition. For one thing, communication will no longer be a problem for you. You'll have more sensitivity and empathy for the people who you interact with each day. Most importantly, you're less prone to unintentionally hurting your loved ones.

Intuitive people are also creative people. Intuition can help you create better creative work, such as music, paintings, books, and so on. The more you exercise your intuition, the more you'll achieve in life.

Many people don't achieve what they want in life because they're so indecisive and insecure. Strong intuition can help a person make better decisions and have more confidence in them. That means no regret.

You can internally heal yourself with a strong intuition. All the negative energy building inside of you can finally get released. As you keep releasing this negative energy every day, you'll start to become a happier and healthier person.

Here are the top 6 ways that you can increase the strength of your intuition:

1. Get hypnotized.

Visit a professional hypnotist and ask them to help you connect with your inner intuition. If you can't afford a hypnotist, then try to hypnotize yourself.

2. Meditate.

Modern society puts so much stress on people's shoulders. If you focus on this stress every day, then you'll lose touch with the intuition that's inside of you. That's why you should release the stress, anxiety, and negative energy from your body by practicing meditation. The more negative energy you release, the closer you'll get to finding your intuition.

Meditation involves breathing exercises, focusing on no more than one thing at a time, and placing yourself in a quiet and peaceful environment. You may want to take a yoga class or professional meditation class for assistance with this.

3. Make a big decision small.

Big decisions can feel like heavy weights on your shoulders. If you keep focusing on that weight, then you can't focus on your intuition. Take the weight off your shoulders by finding a quiet place in your mind where there are no inhibitions. Once you find that place, your intuitive voice can be heard.

4. Trust your first impressions.

A gut reaction is the first impression that you get when you see or hear something or someone for the first time. Gut reactions are usually honest and reliable. Your intuition is responsible for those gut reactions. That is why you shouldn't try to ignore them. Instead, trust them!

5. Think positive.

Positive things happen to positive thinkers. If you think positive, then your mind will be filled with positive energy. All the stresses, fears, worries, and anxieties that you have will start to vanish. Then you can connect with your intuition and let that guide you more each day.

Whenever you have a happy moment, try to keep that moment alive for as long as possible. We know that it can sometimes be difficult to find good things in life, so make them last when they do occur. As for the rest of the time, keep searching for those positive things until you find them. Stop harping on the negativity.

6. Don't wait.

Practice one or more of the techniques above each day. You must put in the work if you want to develop your intuition. Eventually, you'll get to the point where your intuition will pop up and surprise you unexpectedly. That's when you'll be a strong-willed person with a positive mindset.

It's been said that:

"Prayer is us talking to God; intuition is God talking to us."

How true!

Of all the things that I've learned since I began studying Wallace D. Wattles' writings, learning to trust my "gut", so to speak, and go with it certainly ranks among the most important.

Here's the deal:

If something feels good or right, odds are that it is. If, on the other hand, something doesn't feel good or right, odds are that it isn't. It's really that simple!

Now, simple as it may be, it's real easy to sometimes misinterpret what you're feeling, but over time, with practice, it's something that you'll continually get better at.

So, guess what you should do?

You got it...

Practice!

Begin paying more attention to what you're feeling and then acting in accordance with those feelings.

Trust me, you'll be glad that you did!

By the way, the best book to read on this subject, the one that really opened my eyes to this, is Mr. Wattles' book The Science of Being Great. Click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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Note: I'm not sure who to credit the above quote to. I've seen it or something similar credited to several different people. Who said it first, I know not.

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Can You Have More Than One Desire in Your Vision?

In a survey I conducted, a reader wrote:

"Dear Tony,

If you have been 'working' on a 'vision' or desire that you really want for a long time and it hasn't manifested exactly as you wanted it (in the ideal form... but it is vastly improved... but still not quite there yet), can you add another desire to the existing one and so act in the 'certain way' for both?!!

That is basically my question!!

Also, Bob Proctor, who has studied Wallace D. Wattles' work for over 25 years, says that you can do everything perfectly but if you don't "Let go and let God" you won't manifest what you want. What do you think?

Thank you for this opportunity to ask my question(s)!"

In reference to your first question:

"... can you add another desire to the existing one and so act in the 'certain way' for both?!!"

In his book The Science of Getting Rich, Mr. Wattles wrote:

"Your part is to intelligently formulate your desire for the things which make for a larger life, and to get these desires arranged into a coherent whole; and then to impress this Whole Desire upon the Formless Substance, which has the power and the will to bring you what you want."

He also wrote:

"The whole matter turns on receiving, once you have clearly formed your vision. When you have formed it, it is well to make an oral statement, addressing the Supreme in reverent prayer; and from that moment you must, in mind, receive what you ask for. Live in the new house; wear the fine clothes; ride in the automobile; go on the journey, and confidently plan for greater journeys. Think and speak of all the things you have asked for in terms of actual present ownership. Imagine an environment, and a financial condition exactly as you want them, and live all the time in that imaginary environment and financial condition."

So, based on those passages and my many years of creating and realizing visions and helping others to do so, my answer to your question is: yes, you can add another desire to your existing one and so act in the "certain way" on both if (big if here) they don't conflict with one another.

How do you tell if they conflict with one another?

Simple. Just ask yourself:

By having one can I have the other?

If your answer is yes, have at it!

For more on creating and realizing visions, I highly recommend my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide. Between the two of them, you'll learn just about everything you'll ever need to know about the subjects. Click or tap the links to get your copies today.

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As to your second question:

"... Bob Proctor... says that you can do everything perfectly but if you don't "Let go and let God" you won't manifest what you want. What do you think?"

First of all, let me say that, though I've read and/or listened to some of his stuff, I'm no expert on Bob Proctor's work and, quite frankly, I don't necessarily agree with every little thing he teaches, especially when it comes to Mr. Wattles' writings (on the other hand, I've pulled some real gems from his work).

That being said, if you're talking about "let go and let God" exactly as he explains the concept in Chapter 4 of his book You Were Born Rich, then I agree.

However, if you interpret "let go and let God" to mean, as many of the law-of-attraction folks out there that I've talked to do, that if you decide on something and believe that you'll have it that the official good fairy of the universe will come along and just plop it in your lap with absolutely no effort on your part, then I don't.

Again, I refer you to my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide (see links above).

Note 1: I'm not real fond of the use of the word manifest and its derivatives. It sounds way too hocus pocusey to me. I prefer to think of the process in terms of creation or realization.

Note 2: As a general rule, at least in the beginning, I suggest that you limit your vision statement to no more than three things. Chapter 5 ("The Anatomy of an Effective Vision Statement") of my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide has more on the subject (see links above).

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Napoleon Hill on How Things Come to You

Warning: This quote is a bit longer than those I normally use in this category (Wallace D. Wattles Related Quotes), but it's worth reading, well worth reading, every single word of it... again, and again, and again! It explains ever so nicely one of the most misunderstood things Wallace D. Wattles wrote about and what's most misunderstood about the so-called "law of attraction".

Several months ago, I decided to sit down and read Napoleon Hill's (Napoleon Hill being best known for his book Think and Grow Rich) first book The Law of Success (not an easy task, I might add), something I'd attempted to do many times (many, many, many times) but failed most miserably in the years prior to my finding Wallace D. Wattles' writings.

While reading this massive tome, I was struck by one passage in particular, so much so that I wanted to share it with you.

Here it is:

"Bear in mind the fact that you do not sit down and wait, nor do you go to bed and sleep, with the expectation of awaking to find that infinite intelligence has showered you with the object of your definite chief aim. You go right ahead, in the usual way, doing your daily work in accordance with the instructions laid down in Lesson Nine of this course, with full faith and confidence that natural ways and means for the attainment of the object of your definite purpose will open to you at the proper time and in a suitable manner.

The way may not open suddenly, from the first step to the last, but it may open one step at a time. Therefore, when you are conscious of an opportunity to take the first step, take it without hesitation, and do the same when the second, and the third, and all subsequent steps, essential for the attainment of the object of your definite chief aim, are manifested to you.

Infinite intelligence will not build you a home and deliver that home to you, ready to enter; but infinite intelligence will open the way and provide the necessary means with which you may build your own house.

Infinite intelligence will not command the cashier of your bank to place a definite sum of money to your credit, just because you suggested this to your subconscious mind; but infinite intelligence will open to you the way in which you may earn or borrow that money and place it to your own credit.

Infinite intelligence will not throw out the present incumbent of the White House and make you President in his place; but infinite intelligence would most likely proceed, under the proper circumstances, to influence you to prepare yourself to fill that position with credit and then help you to attain it through the regular method of procedure.

Do not rely upon the performance of miracles for the attainment of the object of your definite chief aim; rely upon the power of infinite intelligence to guide you, through natural channels, and with the aid of natural laws, for its attainment. Do not expect infinite intelligence to bring to you the object of your definite chief aim; instead, expect infinite intelligence to direct you toward that object."

Extremely well said!

If you'd like some real-life examples of how things come to you when you're thinking and acting in the "Certain Way", as Mr. Wattles referred to it in his book The Science of Getting Rich, whether you know it or not, I suggest you grab a copy of a short book I wrote titled How Things Come to You. Click or tap the link below to get your copy today.

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Note 1: What Napoleon Hill referred to as the object of your definite chief aim or purpose is what Wallace D. Wattles more broadly referred to as your vision.

Note 2: What Napoleon Hill referred to as infinite intelligence is what Wallace D. Wattles is what Wallace D. Wattles referred to by many different names in his writings, all of them referring to the one intelligent substance from which all things are made.

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What Is Success?

When I was thinking about how I'd reply to a reader's question, which I answered, along with several others, in a recent post (Was Wallace D. Wattles Successful?), I remembered an article that I wrote a while back for a special coaching program that I was conducting at the time, which I no longer offer (Do You Still Do Personal Coaching?), titled "What Is Success... Real Success?" that I thought you'd find helpful. So, I recently updated it and posted it here. Click or tap the link below to read it.

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How Do You Handle Times Like These?

Recently, a reader wrote:

"Hi Tony,

How do you handle times like these when everything around you seems to be falling apart and you find yourself in all sorts of situations that you'd rather not be in?

I'd really appreciate your thoughts on the subject.

Thank you in advance!"

Great question!

Here are 3 steps that I suggest you take in the order that I suggest you take them:

1. Take stock of what's right in your life and be grateful for it.

In any sort of upheaval, when it feels like your life has suddenly been turned upside down, it's real easy to fall into the trap of thinking that everything is wrong in your life when, if fact, that's usually not the case at all.

To avoid falling into this trap, simply sit down and write a list of all (the key word here being all) the things you have to be grateful for.

Now, I'm not, even for a moment, suggesting that you run around painting little happy faces on things that don't deserve to have little happy faces painted on them. I'm not suggesting that at all!

What I am suggesting here is that you put things in their proper perspective, and a well-written list of all that you have to be grateful for will do just that.

See my article "What 9/11 and a 3-Year-Old Taught Me About Gratitude" for a great example of this. Click or tap the link below to read it.

Click or tap here to read my "What 9/11 and a 3-Year-Old Taught Me About Gratitude" article.

2. Reevaluate what's important to you and what you want next in your life.

Whenever your situation changes, especially when it changes dramatically and suddenly, it's usually a good idea to reevaluate what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life. So, after you take stock of what's right with your life, I suggest that you rethink your values list and your next-level vision and refine and/or revise them as necessary.

Don't have a values list?

Then now would be a great time to create one. See Chapter 1 of my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide for detailed, step-by-step instructions. If you don't already have a copy, click or tap the links below to get yours today.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide on Amazon Kindle.

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No Kindle? No problem! Click or tap here to get a free Kindle reading app for your device.

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Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide along with my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide bundled together at a discounted price in paperback on Amazon.

Don't have a next level vision statement either?

Then now would be a great time to create one of these as well! See Chapters 6-8 of my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and Chapters 2-12 of my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide for detailed, step-by-step instructions. If you don't already have copies, click or tap the links below to get yours today.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide on Amazon Kindle.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide on Amazon Kindle.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide bundled together at a discounted price on Amazon Kindle.

No Kindle? No problem! Click or tap here to get a free Kindle reading app for your device.

Prefer paperback?

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide in paperback on Amazon.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide in paperback on Amazon.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide bundled together at a discounted price in paperback on Amazon.

3. Decide what you can do now to be better prepared next time and start doing it.

Are there some things that you wish you'd done in the past that would have better prepared you for where you find yourself now?

Now's the time to do something about it!

Not enough cash? Now's the time to incorporate building up your cash surplus into your next-level vision and start moving toward it.

Too much debt? Now's the time to incorporate debt elimination into your next-level vision and start moving toward that ideal.

Not enough toilet paper (who'd a thought?!)? Now's the time to start building up your reserve. Am I suggesting that you become a "prepper"? Not really. However, building up a reserve of the things that you commonly use, if, for no other reason than to take advantage of bulk-buying discounts, isn't a bad idea.

Remember this:

Action is the great cure-all!

Repeat:

Action is the great cure-all!

One more time:

Action is the great cure-all!

Note: I've received a fair number of questions similar to this one from readers over the last few weeks. If you have a related question that you'd like me to answer, you may ask it by leaving a comment below. I'll do my best to answer it here or in a post of its own. Please *do not* ask me medical or political related questions. I won't answer them. As a matter of fact, I won't even post them. My interest here lies solely in the "cure", not the "disease", so to speak.

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Was Wallace D. Wattles Successful?

Recently, a reader wrote:

"Hello Tony,

I really enjoy reading your blog, and I also get inspired by reading the writings of Wallace D. Wattles, and the reason I have not bought more of your Kindle writings is because I have this thing in my head that says if all this that he wrote is fact, how come he appeared to have so little success in his own life?

Thank you for your time, and hopefully you can provide me with some clearing advice.

Kind regards."

To which I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

I'm glad to hear that you enjoy reading my blog and are inspired by Mr. Wattles' writings.

Unfortunately, time doesn't permit my answering other than support related questions by email; however, I'll do my best to answer your question in an upcoming blog post at tonymase.com.

Stay tuned!

Tony

P.S. It may be several months before I get to it as I've got a number of other reader questions that I've committed to answering first. However, I will get to it. In the meantime, if you'd like a quick answer, which I may end up largely referring to in my answer anyway, I refer you to https://www.tonymase.com/how-wallace-d-wattles-got-rich-and-how-you-can-too.html."

Well, I've finally gotten to it, and, in the time it's taken me to do so, I've given a lot of thought to how I'd answer it.

At first, I was going to define success as Mr. Wattles defined it (a definition that I like and agree with) and provide some examples of how Mr. Wattles met that definition of success. In other words, I was going to counter your assertion that "he appeared to have so little success in his own life".

However, the more I thought about it, the more I went back to when I first read The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles, which was my introduction to Mr. Wattles' writings. From the very moment I started reading that book, it made perfect sense to me, and I knew, absolutely knew, deep down in the pit of my gut, that this was it, that these were the answers that I'd been looking for my entire life. So, I simply started doing what he said to do and, long story short, my life changed, and it changed dramatically, in a relatively short period of time.

I never, even for a moment, questioned Mr. Wattles success or lack of success. I never, even for a moment, questioned whether or not Mr. Wattles got rich following his own philosophy. I never wasted one moment of my time searching on Google for things like "wallace wattles net worth" or "wallace d wattles net worth". I simply did what Mr. Wattles said to do, and I got results, big-time results!

Now, every once in a while, someone will say something like this to me:

"Yeah Tony, but what if this is all just a total crock of s--t?"

My answer is always the same:

What if it is? The fact is that I've made more progress, far more progress, following Mr. Wattles' simple philosophy of thought and action than doing what I was doing before, so does it really matter? I think not. Positive results were what I wanted, and positive results were what I got.

So, here's my "clearing advice":

Stop concerning yourself with this, that, and the other, and start concerning yourself with doing what Mr. Wattles said to do.

If you need some help in that regard, I highly recommend that you read my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide. In them, I lay out the exact system that I extracted from The Science of Getting Rich and some of Mr. Wattles' other writings that I followed to make more progress, financially and otherwise, in just a couple of years than I did in the previous thirty years combined. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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There are two other reader questions that I've been asked recently, both of which tend to come up from time to time, that I want to address or, as the case may be, readdress today.

First, in reference to a chapter in my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide, one reader wrote:

"Hi Tony,

I am currently reading your book 'quick start guide' and am thinking intensely about the competition idea:

My favorite sports to watch and participate in are mma/Brazilian jiu-jitsu. On a superficial level it seems to be the most competitive sport one could think of: for a fighter to win a contest he needs the other one to lose. On a deeper level I have to say, I feel my opponents/training partners are my partners in my evolution and we are helping each other sharpening our tools, skills and perception.

Do you know of any thoughts Wallace directly had concerning sports? Have you ever shared your thoughts on this topic?

Wishing you health wealth and success."

This post here on my blog should answer your question:

https://www.tonymase.com/2014/04/what-about-competition-in-sports.html

Second, in reference to Lesson 2 of my free Wallace D. Wattles minicourse (the Constructive Science Minicourse), another reader wrote:

"This is incredible content. Have you discovered other writers?"

If it's such incredible content, why would I have been looking for other writers?

Let me share something with you, something that changed my life for the better...

In The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"Others still are poor because, while they have some notion of science, they have become so swamped and lost in the maze of metaphysical and occult theories that they do not know which road to take. They try a mixture of many systems and fail in all. For these, again, the very best thing to do is to show the right way in your own person and practice; an ounce of doing things is worth a pound of theorizing.

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

You can serve God and man in no more effective way than by getting rich; that is, if you get rich by the creative method, and not by the competitive one.

Another thing. We assert that this book gives in detail the principles of the science of getting rich; and if that is true, you do not need to read any other book upon the subject. This may sound narrow and egotistical, but consider: there is no more scientific method of computation in mathematics than by addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; no other method is possible. There can be but one shortest distance between two points. There is only one way to think scientifically, and that is to think in the way that leads by the most direct and simple route to the goal. No man has yet formulated a briefer or less complex 'system' than the one set forth herein; it has been stripped of all non-essentials. When you commence on this, lay all others aside; put them out of your mind altogether.

Read this book every day; keep it with you; commit it to memory, and do not think about other 'systems' and theories. If you do, you will begin to have doubts, and to be uncertain and wavering in your thought; and then you will begin to make failures.

After you have made good and become rich, you may study other systems as much as you please; but until you are quite sure that you have gained what you want, do not read anything on this line but this book, unless it be the authors mentioned in the Preface."

Up until I read those words for the first time, that described me to a t. I had tried a mixture of many systems (many, many, many systems), and I had failed in them all. Right then and there, I made a commitment to myself to stick to one writer and one system until I had "made good", as Mr. Wattles so nicely put it, and guess what? After a life of one failure after another, it wasn't all that long before I did make good!

So, that's my advice to you. Stop looking for more writers to read and more systems to follow, and, instead, stick to one writer and one system until you've "made good." If you'd like a track to run on for Wallace D. Wattles' writings and his system, I suggest you read my Which of Your Books Should I Read? post, which you'll find at:

https://www.tonymase.com/2017/12/which-of-your-books-should-i-read.html

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Do You Want to Change Your Life? Start by Not Complaining Anymore!

We all love to complain whenever we're feeling angry or frustrated in our lives. But some people fall into the trap of complaining instead of taking action. If you're not happy with your life, then you can't expect for complaining to fix it.

Not only is it pointless to constantly complain, but it makes other people uncomfortable to listen to it. After all, do you like hearing other people complain about their problems and grievances? Of course not. You probably go out of your way to avoid them so that you don't have to hear their complaints and angry rants.

It's natural to want to complain though. That's why you need to learn to avoid complaining whenever you feel like doing so. Realize that complaining is really just a bad habit that you've picked up over the years. It's no different than a bad habit like smoking, drinking, or biting your nails. You keep doing it to feel better in real-time, but then it causes you problems in the future.

Every bad habit is like that, including complaining. You complain in order to vent your frustrations and feel better at the moment, but it doesn't help you get to a better place in your life. For this reason, you need to focus less on complaining and more on doing something to change things.

Complaints are the result of negative thoughts and feelings. When these emotions are all bottled up inside of you, then it's natural to want to release them as aggressively as possible. But if you discipline yourself by not letting your negative thoughts control you, then it'll be easier to stop complaining. Negativity doesn't need to control you anymore if you don't let it.

Think about dieting as an example. People who want to lose weight need to have positive thoughts in order to succeed. If your head is filled with negative thoughts like "this is impossible" or "I can't do this," then you're going to reinforce those negative thoughts by not taking action. On the other hand, if you tell yourself "yes, I can do this," then your actions will reflect that positive way of thinking.

How do you stay positive when everything feels so bad or hopeless? Well, let's take a look at some strategies that can help you release those negative emotions and thoughts.

1. Relax.

Find a way to relax your mind and body. Take a hot bath, read a good book, watch a comedy film, or do anything that allows you to feel positive inside yourself.

2. Be confident.

You can believe in yourself if you give yourself a chance. Don't be so hard on yourself if you make a mistake. Own up to what happened and move on. If you keep dwelling on the bad things that happened to you in the past, then it keeps the negativity of those incidences inside of you. Then you'll never stop complaining.

3. Stay in a positive environment.

A positive environment can give you positive energy. If you stay around negativity for too long, then you become negative yourself. Negative environments basically enable complainers to keep on complaining. It almost becomes a habit that they continue to feed. If you want to stop complaining, then you must find an environment that gives you no reason to complain. This could mean finding new friends or relationships that give you positive feedback rather than negative feedback.

4. Stop the blame game.

Complainers never want to take responsibility for their actions. Instead, they'll look for someone else to blame in order to feel better about themselves. You can't overcome your problems by doing this. Even if you feel like other people treated you unfairly, how is complaining about it going to make you feel better? It won't.

You need to make peace with what happened and move on. If there are people in your life that are toxic or a bad influence, then stay clear of them if you can at all help it.

5. Keep your mind focused on what you want, not on what you don't want.

Think about it. When your thoughts are those of what you want, how likely are you to complain? Not very, right? It's the things we don't want that we complain about, isn't it?

How do you keep your mind focused on what you want and off what you don't want?

The absolute best way I know of is to have a clear and definite vision that accurately reflects what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life. Then, whenever you find yourself thinking about what you don't want, regardless of what it may be, you simply, gently switch your thoughts to that of your vision as your already accomplished reality.

The clearer and more definite your vision is and the more accurately it reflects what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life, the easier this is to do.

Need help creating your vision and using it to control your thoughts? I highly recommend my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide, read in that order. Between the two of them, you'll learn just about everything you'll ever need to know about the subjects. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

Click or tap here to get my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide on Amazon Kindle.

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It's not necessarily easy to stop complaining, especially if it's been a long-time habit of yours. But if you continue to work on it, soon, before you know it, you'll find yourself never complaining again, and your life will be all the better for it.

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Are 7 Years of Good Times Followed by 7 Years of Bad Times?

In a survey I conducted, a reader wrote:

"Hello Tony,

Maybe this is a foolish question, but what do you know about 7 years of good times being followed by 7 years of bad times in our lives?

I know that we are what we are thinking and eating, and maybe all of our lives is the result of our thoughts!

Keep the very good job you are doing.

God bless you and your family!"

These words of the Master Teacher as reported in Matthew 8:13 immediately come to mind here:

"... as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee."

If you believe that you'll have 7 years of good times followed by 7 years of bad times in your life, odds are, you'll have 7 years of good times followed by 7 years of bad times in your life.

On the other hand, if you believe that you'll have only good times in your life, guess what?

Now, that's not to say that economic recessions don't happen. Obviously, they do. However, they don't necessarily have to affect you or drag you down with them. You can, instead, as Bob Proctor says, "create your own economy".

Elizabeth Towne, who was Wallace D. Wattles' primary publisher, wrote an interesting article titled "Post-Panic Pragmatics" about the Panic of 1907 and its aftermath that offers some excellent advice about how to avoid financial reversals that's just as true today as it was over one hundred years ago. I've republished it along with my comments on it on Amazon. I highly recommend you read it and follow its advice. Click or tap the link below to get your copy today.

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Note: I wrote the answer to this question three weeks ago with the intention of publishing it today. Little did I know at the time what was to come. What's happened since then hasn't  changed my answer, but it certainly has made it a bit more relevant.

With that, I want to take a few moments today to address several other readers' questions and a suggestion that don't require an entire post each to do so.

One reader wrote asking:

"How can I make a mind map for a negotiation!"

I don't use so-called "mind maps". I've never understood their practicality. Way too many steps, in my opinion, to get to an end result.

When it comes to negotiating, my strategy is pretty simple. I don't play games with people. I go into a given situation knowing exactly what I want, I let the other party know exactly what that is, and then I hold out until I get it, making sure the other party benefits from the deal at least as much as I do. There's not much more to it than that.

Another reader said:

"I don't like ebooks."

And asked:

"Do you have physical published copies of your books available?"

I do, at least for most of my books. Click or tap the link below for a complete list of the books I publish and/or recommend and the formats they're available in.

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Another reader asked:

"Can you recommend a cheap web host?"

"Cheap" is a relative term in that it depends on what you're comparing it to. When it comes to web hosting, at least for a business, reliability is far more important to me than cost. With that in mind, I've been using Hawk Host for years now. They've proven themselves most reliable to me and, in my opinion, their web hosting packages are very reasonably priced for all that they offer. Click or tap the link below for more information on Hawk Host's web hosting packages.

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Referring to my recent How Do You Get Out of Debt? post, a reader wrote:

"Hi, thanks for that piece, was really helpful. A thought just crossed my mind while reading, have you considered sharing with us your favorite top 100 quotes by Mr. Wattles? Will be really interesting to have you share that with us."

I've been sort of doing that one at a time here on my blog at:

https://www.tonymase.com/wallace-d-wattles-quotes

I'll be adding to those from time to time on a regular basis.

Also, I've been doing the same with Wallace D. Wattles related quotes at:

https://www.tonymase.com/wallace-d-wattles-related-quotes

I'll be adding to those as well from time to time on a regular basis.

This same reader also wrote me this:

"I'm studying Mr. Wattles' work on A New Christ, and I can almost feel how strongly he felt for the plight of the then and now working class.

I haven't come across a detailed biography of Mr. Wattles, information about his life seems to be very scanty."

And asked:

"Do you have material along those lines that you can share with us to give us a better understanding of this immortal icon of history?"

Unfortunately, accurate details of Mr. Wattles' life are few and far between, but, as you've discovered for yourself, his writings speak volumes about who he was as a person. That said, I will share what I do know along with some miscellaneous tidbits about him that I've picked up during my studies as time goes on here on my blog. Stay tuned! :-)

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