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Napoleon Hill on Brawn Versus Brains

In his book How to Sell Your Way Through Life, author Napoleon Hill, who's best known for his book Think and Grow Rich, wrote:

"Brawn brings a daily wage. The price of it is fixed by the law of supply and demand. General services, rendered by one who has not specialized, brings but little more than brawn. Brains, when marketed through a definite aim, have no fixed price. The sky is the limit in the marketing of specialized talent. These are statements of obvious fact, yet 98 out of every 100 people fail all through life because they do not follow the principle of working with definiteness of purpose."

If you're not working with definiteness of purpose, which, according to Napoleon Hill, 98 out of every 100 people aren't, I highly recommend that you read my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide, in that order. Between the two of them, you'll learn just about everything you'll ever need to know about the subject. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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By the way, if you're interested in getting Napoleon Hill's book How to Sell Your Way Through Life that I mention above, it's available on Amazon as well. Click or tap the link below to get it today.

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Note: There are a couple of versions of How to Sell Your Way Through Life on Amazon. The one I link to above is the one I personally own and use.

Note: If you're a student of Mr. Wattles' writings, as I am, I highly recommend you read books and articles outside his writings selectively (very selectively!), if at all, with your "Wallace D. Wattles glasses" on. What's that mean? It means if you're going to read something outside his writings, you do so from the perspective of or through the "lens" of Mr. Wattles' writings and reject or modify anything that conflicts with them. What if you can't do that? What if you tend to get easily confused or off track? Then I don't, repeat don't, recommend your reading whatever it is your considering reading, at least not right now.

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Take Back Your Life by Making Mindful Decisions

Humans are a unique species in this world because we have the power of free will and decision making. This can be a blessing or a curse, depending on the decisions you choose to make.

On an average day, we make decisions without even thinking about them. We just subconsciously decide what food to eat, the clothes we wear, and what time we want to wake up. There could be a few seconds where you stop and think, but then your impulse takes over.

For bigger decisions, such as who you're going to marry or where you want to go on vacation, you'll put a lot more thought into these decisions before you make them. No matter how big or serious our decisions are, they will have an impact on our lives. Even the tiniest decision could have a big consequence for us in the future.

People often fear the consequences of the decisions they're pondering over in their minds. This prevents them from making any decision, which is even worse in the long run. You must expect some risk of sadness or conflict from a decision, but that's life. If you want to take control of your life and make it better, then you must make decisions that could possibly have a bad outcome.

Think of making decisions like paying bills. You must do both of these within a certain time even though you're reluctant to do them. For instance, if you're late on your utility payment, then you could end up with no power or water as a consequence. And if you don't make a decision fast enough, the opportunity of that choice may no longer be there either.

What's the purpose of the decision you must make? What must be done to solve the dilemma and when must it be done? Some people like to make a list of the pros and cons of their biggest decisions. What's the consequence of each choice that you could make? If you see all these things spelled out for you on paper, then perhaps you'll see more clearly which decision you should make.

Once you figure out which decision is the best one to make, analyze the possible outcome of that decision and then go ahead and make it happen. If it ends up being a bad decision, then you can at least take comfort in knowing that you made a well-thought decision. More importantly, you can feel good knowing that you took action and didn't just sit back and do nothing.

One big or small decision can change your life forever. This should make you eager to want to make decisions and act on them because it'll increase your chances of improving your life.

Therefore, collect as much information and details on each decision and see if there's a better alternative. If it looks like a positive outcome can be achieved, then make the decision. Don't dwell on bad decisions or decisions that you never made. Just look back to learn from your mistakes so that you don't repeat them again.

Think of decision making like planning out the events of your life. Don't let the consequence and fear of a decision keep you from making it. Usually, the decisions that we think are bad end up turning out great. This is how you build more confidence.

As time goes on, making difficult decisions will actually become easier. You just need to keep practicing your decision making and improving your skills at it. Once you do, you can finally take control of your life and move it in a positive direction.

Want to speed up the process?

Here's a tip:

Once you're clear about what's truly important to you (not what you think should be important to you based on what other people think is important or want you to think is important) and what you really want in life (not what you think you should want based on what other people want or have or what other people want you to want or have) decision making becomes downright simple.

Why?

Because then everything pretty much becomes either constructive or destructive of your desired end and, as Wallace D. Wattles wrote in the preface to the articles in his Lessons in Constructive Science series:

"To learn how to make every thought and action constructive, is to master the secret of all attainment."

So, if you're one of those for whom decision making is a constant struggle, my advice is to start by making these two decisions:

     1. What's truly important to you.

     2. What you really want next in your life.

Get those two decisions made and all the rest will fall into place rather nicely.

Need help determining what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life? My Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide, in that order, will take you by the hand and guide you through the process. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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What Do You Do About People Who Are Working Against You?

In reference to a recent post (Use Gratitude to Find Your Purpose in Life), a reader wrote:

"Hello Ever Dearest Sir Tony,

You must know that I enjoy your every Sunday's Articles very much. And today's article is the most BEAUTIFUL SUBJECT Which resonate with my attitude of being Grateful in everything.

Dearest Sir Tony, you just don't know that every article you have shared with us have inspired my Soul in anything I wanted to happen in life. At times, what I experienced in this life were very devastating and there are times I couldn't comprehend the meaning out of it.

It is helping a lot tremendously most of the articles you have shared with us particularly to the people like myself that nobody I can turn to when times are tough. Living so alone in life isn't very easy for me as visually handicap.

But with my attitude of being grateful for anything and everything, I survive perfectly and very contented with The Divine Providence & With The Divine Intervention That's Happening In My Daily Existence.

Sir Tony, ever since, I have this burning question: How come that despite of my lack of vision, why some of the people are so intrigue with my personality?

I'm just behaving the way I should. I'm not a beauty queen neither a daughter of a rich family. I'm a failure when it comes to love affairs. No matter of being sincere, honest, helpful and friendly towards everyone, I am always misunderstood?

Sir Tony, I will greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions that will help to improve myself. Thanks Immensely.

With My Heart Felt Gratitude & Much Love,

<name deleted>"

I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

I'd like to answer your question in an upcoming blog post. However, I don't understand it. Could you ask it in a different way and possibly give me an example or two of what you mean?

Thanks,

Tony"

The reader replied:

"Dearest Sir Tony,

Thanks Sir For having the time to examine my very personal issue. I just wonder as being visually impaired, I couldn't get the concept why many people I encounter in my life are intrigued for what am I?

As I have said, I'm not a real beauty queen, I have nothing to be very proud of. Meaning to say: Whatever I may do to be of use by sharing my talent, people start to provoke in making things difficult for me?

I will give you one very clear example: Like for instant, as being talented in music I'd love to share what I learned to play the piano instrument just by hearing. I am giving free lessons in piano playing to those who are interested, but my effort were being ridiculed it's due to I am not a music professor and not educated in a school of conservatory of music.

Sir Tony, mind you there are several things I have been helpful to those who were in need and I never asked for anything in return. But now and then, my so called friends are trying to block painted my image. Therefore, in all my rejections, betrayals and difficulties I only ask My Supreme Creator God to strengthen my will.

Do I have to detach myself completely with all the people I interact? Or I should avoid being so honest with anyone. Sorry to say that there are still so much disrespect towards people having disabilities like myself. Only very few true human beings fully accept and respect the capabilities of disabled People.

Sir Tony, my apology for telling you what I have been experiencing in this life, but it doesn't stop me of being grateful of my entire life. My Heart Felt Gratitude to the Universe & Most of All To The Absolute Creator Of My Whole Being. Thanks a Million Times For Your Understanding and Love to hear from you soon.

With Much Love & More Blessings From Above,

<name deleted>"

I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

I'm still not sure that I understand your use of the word 'intrigued', as in 'intrigued for what am I'. Do you mean critical of who you are or something else?

Tony"

The reader replied:

"Dearest Sir Tony,

I wish that I'm personally standing before you, perhaps you can better get what I truly mean of the word (INTRIGUE), it's only the closest description for the people wanted to harm or injured my Spirit by indirect means. As for my understanding, intrigue is the making of hidden plans to harm or deceive people.

In my case, as I explained to you in my previous emails, I just wonder why some people are making things difficult for myself despite their knowing being lack of vision I am limited in many ways. The word Intrigue is also use in a positive way, example I am intrigue with people who are very talented in piano playing particularly while playing they will play with their heart and soul. They are the kind of people I admire so much and I'm interested with, another positive meaning of the word intrigue, most men are intrigue to see some very beautiful women?

Sir Tony, I couldn't use the word (JEALOUSY) to the people who wanted my downfall. I don't have nothing which they should be jealous of myself. I am much aware of my own personality except of being sincere, honest to goodness, humoristic, ready to help anyone and friendly in nature. It hurt me so much that most of my so called friends disagree with my personal opinion, it doesn't matter for me after all, but since they lose the power to control over myself, they cannot accept that a blind person can outsmart them instead they are trying to block paint my image.

Sir Tony, wishing that I can freely confess my inner feelings to you. I can only express and describe my sentiments towards the people who have done me wrong. This is what I mean of the kind of bad loser are intrigue in the negative way. Sir Tony, I only hope that this are the closest I can think of, I can't give you more explanations about the word (INTRIGUE). I apologize deeply that my question were meaningless. There is nothing mysterious about myself.

It doesn't matter at all. People who have meet me personally can only judge with the way I behave, talk and manage my life so alone. GRATITUDE Is My Secret! Thanks Sir Tony For Your Being Very Patient With Me.

With Lots & Lots Of Love,

<name deleted>"

Okay. Got it!

Two things:

First, you really need to work on your self-esteem. If, deep down inside, you felt like you were an important, valuable, capable, worthy person, which, by your very existence, you are, you wouldn't care what other people said or thought. The reason that what they say or think bothers you is that, again, deep down inside, you believe that they're right!

How do you improve your self-esteem?

First and foremost, you need to understand and accept who you are.

In "Your Own Ability", the sixth of the fifteen articles in his Lessons in Constructive Science series, Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"... you are a god. You may not be manifesting much god-power just yet, but you are going to; you have it within you, and you only need to come to yourself."

I suggest that you get yourself a copy of that article and its sister article "The Matter of Attitude", the seventh of the fifteen articles in Mr. Wattles' Lessons in Constructive Science series, and read them again and again and again until you get it. As a matter of fact, in your case, memorizing them wouldn't be a bad idea. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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Second, personally, I don't give a rat's you know what about what other people say or think about me or what I do, and neither should you. I'm way too busy going about my life and moving in the direction of my next next-level vision to pay them any concern whatsoever.

In my experience, folks who are running around asking why this and why that and are overly concerned about what others say, think, or do, which you clearly are, lack a clear sense of purpose and direction in their lives and are sitting around stagnating instead of taking meaningful action that's moving them forward.

So, my advice to you would be to create yourself a next-level vision that reflects what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life and begin moving toward it. Do that, and all that other stuff will go away.

If you need some help in that regard, you'll find my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide to be absolutely invaluable. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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Wallace D. Wattles' Constructive Living Course

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How Do You Secure a Specific Position Using Mr. Wattles' Teachings?

Recently, a reader wrote:

"I am <name deleted> from <city and country deleted>. Please help me Mr. Tony. I've been trying to use Mr. Wattles teachings to secure a pump-attendant position in one of the petrol stations in my town, <city and country deleted>.

I've started this since 2017 (the same year that I've come across the science of getting rich) till date I couldn't get myself that position, making my financial condition more worse than I expected. I went to all the filling stations but the managers' said something like 'there's no space for you, my company is full', but I love to work as a pump-attendant at this stage in my life.

Please! Please!! Please!!! Help me solve this problem."

I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

I'm considering answering your question in an upcoming blog post in the near future.

However, first, I have a couple of questions for you:

1. Specifically, and I do mean *specifically*, how are you using Mr. Wattles' teachings to secure that pump-attendant position?

2. Why a pump-attendant? Why not something else?

Tony"

The reader replied:

"Thank you very much for your response.

First, of all, I am sorry for replying your email today, I couldn't afford data plan for the past 4 days.

Here are my answers to your questions:

1. Well, the truth is, I just see myself as a pump-attendant (sometimes even serving customers) in my imagination and then I went to the company and asked for employment. That's all I did in the past to secure that position.

Note: It is my understanding of Mr. Wattles' statement; hold the vision of what you want, with the purpose to get it and the faith that you are getting it. But act where you are now.

2. Because, in my town it is the only job that can get me a monthly income of <currency and amount deleted> an equivalent of USD39.14, which is enough to pay for my living. And that's why I don't want to do anything else.

I THANK YOU again for your response.

<name deleted>"

I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

A follow-up question:

What are you doing to earn a living right now?

Tony"

The reader replied:

"I depend on my brother for a living. Thanks"

I replied:

"Hi <name deleted>,

Another follow-up question:

In reference to acting where you are now, what specifically are you *doing*?

Tony"

The reader replied:

"I think that's exactly where I've met with shipwreck. I don't know what to do now to better my condition. To be specific, I can't think of how to apply that very sentence to my life. Thanks

<name deleted>"

Bingo!

Here's the deal:

In your specific situation, being unemployed with no income and living on someone else's dime, instead of sitting around waiting for something to happen, your "job", your full-time job, to which you should devote at least forty hours a week (or whatever number of hours a full-time job is considered to be in your neck of the woods), is to find yourself a job, any job, and get some income coming in.

Then, when you have a job, again, any job, put everything you've got into everything you do in it and be the best damned whatever it is you are in that position that ever walked the face of the earth with the purpose of advancing to that which you ultimately want next in your life and the faith that you're doing so.

That, for you anyway, right now, is how you apply it!

In Chapter 15 of The Science of Getting Rich ("The Advancing Man"), Wallace D. Wattles wrote:

"Do not wait for an opportunity to be all that you want to be; when an opportunity to be more than you are now is presented and you feel impelled toward it, take it. It will be the first step toward a greater opportunity."

And that it will be.

Also, I strongly suggest that you take a serious look at your vision.

Somehow, to me anyway, and maybe it's just me, a mental image of being a pump attendant and serving customers just to make a living doesn't sound overly motivating. You don't really want to be a pump attendant. You want to make a certain level of income and to live the lifestyle that income affords you. So, your vision should reflect that.

As Mr. Wattles wrote in Chapter 8 of The Science of Getting Rich ("Thinking in the Certain Way"):

"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."

For specific, detailed, step-by-step information on how to create visions that work and take action that counts, I highly recommend that you read my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide, in that order. Between the two of them, you'll learn just about everything you need to know to get you started in the right direction (they contain the exact formula I used to make more progress 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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Use Gratitude to Find Your Purpose in Life

Gratitude can benefit you in so many ways. It can even help you discover what your purpose in life is all about.

If you're like most people, you probably don't try very hard to feel grateful about anything. This causes you to have feelings of hollowness, unhappiness, boredom, depression, and frustration. It doesn't even matter if your life is currently tolerable because, without gratitude, you'll feel disconnected from just about everyone and everything around you.

If you can change your mindset by developing more appreciation for the things you have in your life, then you can bring positive changes to your life. In fact, you'll have the inspiration to conduct the necessary activities which serve your life's ultimate purpose.

Here are some reasons why gratitude helps so much:

1. When you have gratitude, you can find your true self.

Some people may call this their soul, inner voice, spirit, or subconscious. Whatever you want to call it, this is a deep area within yourself which experiences life to the fullest. This area represents who you are and who you're supposed to be. Your entire life from this point forward revolves around this area within yourself. It allows you to be your true self, which is a person who is compassionate, loving, generous, joyful, and grateful. You just need to start being grateful, and you'll automatically become more joyful, loving, generous, and so on. Then you can feel happier about your life than you ever have before. It'll be easier for you to display these emotions too.

Your true self always understands your purpose in life. You may think you know your purpose because you choose what you want it to be. However, the area deep within you already knows what makes you happy in life, even if you don't. But you can find out what makes you happy by connecting to this deep area within yourself. Once you learn which activities in life make you happy, you'll have the inspiration to strive toward doing them.

2. The possibilities in life are endless when you have gratitude.

The deep area within you knows that each desire you have has a possibility which follows it. Many of us know what our life's purpose is, but we keep stopping ourselves from pursuing it because of our skeptical mindset. How many times have you really wanted to do something, but you made pointless excuses for why you couldn't do it?

Maybe you told yourself it would be too difficult, too demanding, or that you don't have enough experience, skills, talent, or time to make it happen. It's easy to come up with these kinds of excuses because it gives you an excuse to stop trying. But you can stop making excuses as soon as you start being grateful. And the longer you remain grateful in your mind, the more positive feelings you'll have. Then it'll be easy to convince yourself that you can pursue your goals without any setbacks.

Sometimes you may not always see the path that you're supposed to take in life, even if you're grateful. That's okay because gratitude helps you realize that a path at least exists. All you need to do is have patience, and you'll find that path if you can maintain a grateful mindset.

3. Gratitude is a way to honor the greatest things about everyone, including yourself.

If you can keep honoring people in this way, you'll discover that you're already fulfilling a big purpose in your life. Remember that your life purpose isn't something that only relates to you personally. It also relates to the fulfillment of changing other people's lives for the better. Express your gratitude for each person you come across because it'll not only make you a better person, it'll make them better people as well. Give them your support and encouragement to build them up. On the flip side, direct that same kind of gratitude toward yourself as well.

Once your mindset has a complete sense of gratitude and appreciation for the experiences you've had in your life, then it'll be easy to attract even more purpose and meaning to it. Just focus on the positive things in life and it'll cause a chain reaction of mental clarity as you move forward. Then you can face the darkest tunnels and find light at the end of them.

Here's something for you to ponder today. It comes from Chapter 7 of Wallace D. Wattles' classic masterpiece The Science of Getting Rich ("Gratitude"):

"... the value of gratitude does not consist solely in getting you more blessings in the future. Without gratitude you cannot long keep from dissatisfied thought regarding things as they are.

The moment you permit your mind to dwell with dissatisfaction upon things as they are, you begin to lose ground. You fix attention upon the common, the ordinary, the poor, and the squalid and mean; and your mind takes the form of these things. Then you will transmit these forms or mental images to the Formless, and the common, the poor, the squalid, and mean will come to you.

To permit your mind to dwell upon the inferior is to become inferior and to surround yourself with inferior things.

On the other hand, to fix your attention on the best is to surround yourself with the best, and to become the best.

The Creative Power within us makes us into the image of that to which we give our attention.

We are Thinking Substance, and thinking substance always takes the form of that which it thinks about.

The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best; therefore it tends to become the best; it takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best."

Think about it!

For more on the subject of gratitude and the many ways it can benefit you, I highly recommend you read Wallace D. Wattles' The Science of... series, which includes  The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, and The Science of Being Great. Click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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How Do You Believe When Visually All You See Is Despair and Lack?

Last month, a reader posted this comment (apparent contradiction, misspellings, and lack of proper capitalization and punctuation intact) to a post here (What's the Difference Between "The Science of Getting Rich" and "Financial Success Through Creative Thought"?):

"Tony i believe Mr Waddles The Science of Getting Rich but how does one believe when visually all he sees us dispar and lack"

To which I replied:

"Tell you what Terry, I'll answer that for you in a blog post sometime in the very near future. Stay tuned!"

Well, as I said I would, I want to take the time today to answer that question, and, actually, I have two answers - a long one and a short one.

The long answer, rather than reinvent the wheel, I'm going to let you find for yourself, but I'm going to tell you exactly where to find it. You'll find in in Chapter 4 of The Science of Getting Rich ("The First Principle in the Science of Getting Rich"). If you don't already have a copy, you can get one by clicking or tapping on the links below.

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I suggest you read that chapter over and over and over and over and over again until you get it, and when you do, guess what? That's right, I suggest you read it over and over and over and over and over again to reinforce it. I've probably read that chapter several hundred times over the years. It's one of the most important in the entire book.

To compliment that, I also suggest you read the three articles that Mr. Wattles wrote under the title of The Powerful Life. If you don't already have them, you can get them by clicking or tapping on the links below.

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The short answer or, more accurately, the shortcut, at least as far as your getting what you want is concerned, which I'm guessing is the reason for your question, is to ignore what's going on around you, or what you think is going on around you, that you don't want and, instead, to keep your thoughts focused on what you do want.

How?

By having a clear and definite vision that reflects what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life.

Then, whenever you find your thoughts drifting to that of what you don't want, whether it's suggested by appearances or it simply "pops" in to your head, you simply switch your thoughts to its constructive equivalent - that of what you do want (your vision) as an already accomplished fact. That, done consistently and over time, will develop the belief or faith necessary to attain it.

If you need help creating a clear and definite vision that reflects what's truly important to you and what you really want next in your life, I highly recommend you read my Wallace D. Wattles Quick Start Guide and my Wallace D. Wattles Advanced Vision Guide, in that order. Between them, you'll learn just about everything you'll ever need to know about the subject. Click or tap the links below to get your copies today.

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Note: As a supplement to my answer to this question, I recommend your reading my comments to Napoleon Hill's quote on mind control. Click or tap the link below to read them.

Click or tap here to read my comments on Napoleon Hills quote on mind control.

Tip: Please take this in the spirit in which it's intended, but if you want people to take you seriously, which is really helpful to your getting what you want in life, I strongly suggest you pay more attention to your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

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What Is the Truth?

In a survey I conducted, a reader wrote:

"Dear Tony,

Every 'guru' out there claims to have the key to life, but none really can prove that theirs is the truth! What the world needs is the truth not another product claiming this and that but delivers neither.

What is the truth?

Thank you very much in advance for your answer!"

Great question and one that Wallace D. Wattles addressed rather nicely in a series of seven articles he wrote under the title of, appropriately, What Is Truth?. They've served me extremely well over the years. I highly recommend you read them! Click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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Important Note: I recently updated my answers to two previous reader questions (Did Wallace D. Wattles Ever Write "The Science of Winning Love"? and What About The Secret?). Click or tap the links below to read my updated answers.

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What's the Difference Between "The Science of Getting Rich" and "Financial Success Through Creative Thought"?

In a survey I conducted, a reader wrote:

"Hi Tony,

What, if any, is the difference between 'The Science of Getting Rich' by Wallace D. Wattles and 'Financial Success Through Creative Thought' by Wallace D. Wattles? Are they one in the same, the only difference being the titles, or two completely different books?

Thanks!"

The Science of Getting Rich, which is, without a doubt, Wallace D. Wattles' best-known book, was first published in 1910 by The Elizabeth Towne Company of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

It was republished in 1915 by The Elizabeth Towne Company under the title, Financial Success Through Creative Thought, or, The Science of Getting Rich.

The texts of The Science of Getting Rich and Financial Success Through Creative Thought are essentially the same.

The main differences between the two books are these:

1. The title.

2. The Preface. References to The Eternal News by J. J. Brown and Mr. Wattles' What Is Truth? articles were, for whatever reason, omitted from Financial Success Through Creative Thought.

3. Financial Success Through Creative Thought included a three-page section at the end of the book titled, "Can You Answer These Questions on The Science of Getting Rich?". This section included a series of self-study questions for each of the seventeen chapters in the book.

If you'd like to get your hands on those self-study questions, which I've found extremely helpful in my study of The Science of Getting Rich, I've included them in two of the books that I publish. Click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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Tip: The second of the two books listed above (the special enhanced version of The Science of Getting Rich) is the better value!

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Wallace D. Wattles on What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do

Of all that Wallace D. Wattles wrote, there are a few passages that I tend to quote more than all the others combined.

I shared two of them with you in two prior posts (Wallace D. Wattles on the Creative Power Within Us and Wallace D. Wattles on Faith).

Here's another one of them...

It comes from Lesson 10 of his book The Personal Power Course:

"... Intelligence being the source of all things, knows the real truth concerning all things; and when you come in touch with It you will have what is called an intuitive perception of truth; you will discover things. Things will open before your mind. It will not be hard for you to think of new ways, and new things to do, as described in the foregoing. If you get into the mental attitude of FAITH and ACTION described in these lessons, you are not going to have to painfully cudgel at your brain to discover something to do; you will be led to it, or it will be brought to you. Do not suppose that it is very difficult to invent new things, or to discover new methods; the new ways are already known, and you only need to come in touch with Mind which knows them. All that is necessary is that with absolute FAITH, you should do all that you can do NOW, and keep moving toward more life. It does not in the least matter that you cannot see the big thing you are to do; it will be shown to you, in due time, for there is ONE who knows. Have faith, and MOVE ON."

Therein lies the very essence of Wallace D. Wattles' entire philosophy and the absolute best advice I could possibly leave you with today...

Have faith and move on!

By the way, if you don't already have a copy of The Personal Power Course, click or tap the links below to get your copy today.

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Do You Still Do Personal Coaching?

Recently, a reader wrote:

"Hi Tony,

Do you still do personal coaching and/or have a personal coaching program of some sort?

Is so, I'm very interested in signing up for one or the other, or maybe both.

Thanks!"

No, I don't do personal coaching anymore, and my personal coaching programs are no longer available.

However, for some time now, I've been incorporating the very best of the materials I used in my personal coaching and my personal coaching programs into the books I've been writing and/or publishing on Amazon, and I'm making them available for far less (far, far, far less!) than what it would've cost you for my personal coaching and/or to participate in my personal coaching programs.

For a list of the core books I recommend you read, in the order that I recommend you read them (the first book on the list being somewhat of an exception), in order to systematically study and apply Wallace D. Wattles' writings to your life, I refer you to my post titled "Which of Your Books Should I Read?". Click or tap the link below to read it.

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