The Power of Psychic
- Concentration
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LESSON
Everyone
has two natures. One wants us to advance and the other
wants to
pull us back. The one that we cultivate and concentrate
on
decides what we are at the end. Both natures are trying to
gain
control. The will alone decides the issue. A man by one
supreme
effort of the will may change his whole career and almost
accomplish
miracles. You may be that man. You can be if you Will
to be,
for Will can find a way or make one.
I could
easily fill a book, of cases where men plodding along in
a
matter-of-fact way, were all at once aroused and as if
awakening
from a slumber they developed the possibilities within
them and
from that time on were different persons. You alone can
decide
when the turning point will come. It is a matter of choice
whether
we allow our diviner self to control us or whether we
will be
controlled by the brute within us. No man has to do
anything
he does not want to do. He is therefore the director of
his life
if he wills to be. What we are to do, is the result of
our
training. We are like putty, and can be completely controlled
by our
will power.
Habit is
a matter of acquirement. You hear people say: "He comes
by this
or that naturally, a chip off the old block," meaning
that he
is only doing what his parents did. This is quite often
the
case, but there is no reason for it, for a person can break a
habit
just the moment he masters the "I will." A man may have
been a
"good-for-nothing" all his life up to this very minute,
but from
this time on he begins to amount to something. Even old
men have
suddenly changed and accomplished wonders. "I lost my
opportunity,"
says one. That may be true, but by sheer force of
will, we
can find a way to bring us another opportunity. There is
no truth
in the saying that opportunity knocks at our door but
once in
a lifetime. The fact is, opportunity never seeks us; we
must
seek it. What usually turns out to be one man's opportunity,
was
another man's loss. In this day one man's brain is matched
against
another's. It is often the quickness of brain action that
determines
the result. One man thinks "I will do it," but while
he
procrastinates the other goes ahead and does the work. They
both
have the same opportunity. The one will complain of his lost
chance.
But it should teach him a lesson, and it will, if he is
seeking
the path that leads to success.
Many
persons read good books, but say they do not get much good
out of
them. They do not realize that all any book or any lesson
course
can do is to awaken them to their possibilities; to
stimulate
them to use their will power. You may teach a person
from now
until doom's day, but that person will only know what he
learns
himself. "You can lead him to the fountain, but you can't
make him
drink."
One of
the most beneficial practices I know of is that of looking
for the
good in everyone and everything, for there is good in all
things.
We encourage a person by seeing his good qualities and we
also
help ourselves by looking for them. We gain their good
wishes,
a most valuable asset sometimes. We get back what we give
out. The
time comes when most all of us need encouragement; need
buoying
up. So form the habit of encouraging others, and you will
find it
a wonderful tonic for both those encouraged and yourself,
for you
will get back encouraging and uplifting thoughts.
Life
furnishes us the opportunity to improve. But whether we do
it or
not depends upon how near we live up to what is expected of
us. The
first of each month, a person should sit down and examine
the
progress he has made. If he has not come up to "expectations"
he
should discover the reason, and by extra exertion measure up
to what
is demanded next time. Every time that we fall behind
what we
planned to do, we lose just so much for that time is gone
forever.
We may find a reason for doing it, but most excuses are
poor
substitutes for action. Most things are possible. Ours may
be a
hard task, but the harder the task, the greater the reward.
It is
the difficult things that really develop us, anything that
requires
only a small effort, utilizes very few of our faculties,
and
yields a scanty harvest of achievement. So do not shrink from
a hard
task, for to accomplish one of these will often bring us
more
good than a dozen lesser triumphs.
I know
that every man that is willing to pay the price can be a
success.
The price is not in money, but in effort. The first
essential
quality for success is the desire to do--to be
something.
The next thing is to learn how to do it; the next to
carry it
into execution. The man that is the best able to
accomplish
anything is the one with a broad mind; the man that
has
acquired knowledge, that may, it is true, be foreign to this
particular
case, but is, nevertheless, of some value in all
cases.
So the man that wants to be successful must be liberal; he
must
acquire all the knowledge that he can; he must be well
posted
not only in one branch of his business but in every part
of it.
Such a man achieves success.
The
secret of success is to try always to improve yourself no
matter
where you are or what your position. Learn all you can.
Don't
see how little you can do, but how much you can do. Such a
man will
always be in demand, for he establishes the reputation
of being
a hustler. There is always room for him because
progressive
firms never let a hustler leave their employment if
they can
help it.
The man
that reaches the top is the gritty, plucky, hard worker
and
never the timid, uncertain, slow worker. An untried man is
seldom
put in a position of responsibility and power. The man
selected
is one that has done something, achieved results in some
line, or
taken the lead in his department. He is placed there
because
of his reputation of putting vigor and virility into his
efforts,
and because he has previously shown that he has pluck
and
determination.
The man
that is chosen at the crucial time is not usually a
genius;
he does not possess any more talent than others, but he
has
learned that results can only be produced by untiring
concentrated
effort. That "miracles," in business do not just
"happen."
He knows that the only way they will happen is by
sticking
to a proposition and seeing it through. That is the only
secret
of why some succeed and others fail. The successful man
gets
used to seeing things accomplished and always feels sure of
success.
The man that is a failure gets used to seeing failure,
expects
it and attracts it to him.
It is my
opinion that with the right kind of training every man
could be
a success. It is really a shame that so many men and
women,
rich in ability and talent, are allowed to go to waste, so
to
speak. Some day I hope to see a millionaire philanthropist
start a
school for the training of failures. I am sure he could
not put
his money to a better use. In a year's time the science
of
practical psychology could do wonders for him. He could have
agencies
on the lookout for men that had lost their grip on
themselves;
that had through indisposition weakened their will;
that
through some sorrow or misfortune had become discouraged. At
first
all they need is a little help to get them back on their
feet,
but usually they get a knock downwards instead. The result
is that
their latent powers never develop and both they and the
world
are the losers. I trust that in the near future, someone
will
heed the opportunity of using some of his millions in
arousing
men that have begun to falter. All they need to be shown
is that
there is within them an omnipotent source that is ready
to aid
them, providing they will make use of it. Their minds only
have to
be turned from despair to hope to make them regain their
hold.
When a
man loses his grip today, he must win his redemption by
his own
will. He will get little encouragement or advice of an
inspiring
nature. He must usually regain the right road alone. He
must
stop dissipating his energies and turn his attention to
building
a useful career. Today we must conquer our weakening
tendencies
alone. Don't expect anyone to help you. Just take one
big
brace, make firm resolutions, and resolve to conquer your
weaknesses
and vices. Really none can do this for you. They can
encourage
you; that is all.
I can
think of nothing, but lack of health, that should interfere
with one
becoming successful. There is no other handicap that you
should
not be able to overcome. To overcome a handicap, all that
it is
necessary to do is to use more determination and grit and
will.
The man
with grit and will, may be poor today and wealthy in a
few
years; will power is a better asset than money; Will will
carry
you over chasms of failure, if you but give it the chance.
The men
that have risen to the highest positions have usually had
to gain
their victories against big odds. Think of the hardships
many of
our inventors have gone through before they became a
success.
Usually they have been very much misunderstood by
relatives
and friends. Very often they did not have the bare
necessities
of life, yet, by sheer determination and resolute
courage,
they managed to exist somehow until they perfected their
inventions,
which afterwards greatly helped in bettering the
condition
of others.
Everyone
really wants to do something, but there are few that
will put
forward the needed effort to make the necessary
sacrifice
to secure it. There is only one way to accomplish
anything
and that is to go ahead and do it. A man may accomplish
almost
anything today, if he just sets his heart on doing it and
lets
nothing interfere with his progress. Obstacles are quickly
overcome
by the man that sets out to accomplish his heart's
desire.
The "bigger" the man, the smaller the obstacle appears.
The
"smaller" the man the greater the obstacle appears. Always
look at
the advantage you gain by overcoming obstacles, and it
will
give you the needed courage for their conquest.
Do not
expect that you will always have easy sailing. Parts of
your
journey are likely to be rough. Don't let the rough places
put you
out of commission. Keep on with the journey. Just the way
you
weather the storm shows what material you are made of. Never
sit down
and complain of the rough places, but think how nice the
pleasant
stretches were. View with delight the smooth plains that
are in
front of you.
Do not
let a setback stop you. Think of it as a mere incident
that has
to be overcome before you can reach your goal.
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