I don’t even remember if I ever read the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, and if I did, I probably sped through it, thinking I had the concepts down. I was wrong. I recently found the Blaine Oelkers guide, Mastering Think and Grow Rich. You can find Blaine’s guide at the end of this article. From this new perspective, I have begun to read the book as a textbook, rather than just another inspirational book. According to Blaine, what you think, you provoke. I could not agree more!
As always, I bring a wish to my reading, so that my thoughts are focused on my goals and then my reading is filtered to show me what I need to get there. I often think about my clients and their financial problems and all the worry, fear, and stress they experience, along with a core shame that they somehow failed to even consider bankruptcy. My hope is that you find this article, get your FREE copy of the book on the internet, and really, REALLY take seriously that it was your thoughts that caused your circumstances. Put another way, I think there is always good news and bad news about any situation. The bad news is you got yourself into it, whatever it is. The good news is that since you got yourself into the mess, you can get out of it too! It begins with a choice.
I remember some of my first thoughts about money and wealth. When I was waiting tables while attending college, I used to say, “I always have enough money.” That mantra helped open my eyes to find money on the streets and increase tips, and even to find a way to get a free scholarship to school. Thoughts actually cause a change in behavior, over time.
Ask yourself this question: What do you really want? Be prepared to give something back because we all know that you can’t have something for nothing. In fact, maybe that’s why so many people fail to make it to the top 1% because they’re not willing to give something up to have what they really WANT. I had to stop complaining about my current situation. I left the excuses and the stories that I had painted and woven in my life. Stop thinking that it is sucking your life and go after what you really WANT and the riches will come. Become the master of your own destiny. You can find Blaine’s guide at www(dot)MasteringTGR(dot)com.
