The Power of Psychic
- Concentration
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LESSON
XIII. YOU CAN CONCENTRATE, BUT WILL YOU?
All have
the ability to concentrate, but will you? You can, but
whether
you will or not depends on you. It is one thing to be
able to
do something, and another thing to do it. There is far
more
ability not used than is used. Why do not more men of
ability
make something of themselves? There are comparatively few
successful
men but many ambitious ones. Why do not more get
along?
Cases may differ, but the fault is usually their own. They
have had
chances, perhaps better ones than some others that have
made
good.
What
would you like to do, that you are not doing? If you think
you
should be "getting on" better, why don't you? Study yourself
carefully.
Learn your shortcomings. Sometimes only a mere trifle
keeps
one from branching out and becoming a success. Discover why
you have
not been making good--the cause of your failure. Have
you been
expecting someone to lead you, or to make a way for you?
If you
have, concentrate on a new line of thought.
There
are two things absolutely necessary for success--energy and
the will
to succeed. Nothing can take the place of either of
these.
Most of us will not have an easy path to follow so don't
expect
to find one. The hard knocks develop our courage and moral
stamina.
The persons that live in an indolent and slipshod way
never
have any. They have never faced conditions and therefore
don't
know how. The world is no better for their living.
We must
make favorable conditions and not expect them to shape
themselves.
It is not the man that says, "It can't be done," but
the man
that goes ahead in spite of adverse advice, and shows
that
"it can be done" that "gets there" today. "The Lord
helps
those
that help themselves," is a true saying. We climb the road
to
success by overcoming obstacles. Stumbling blocks are but
stepping
stones for the man that says, "I can and I Will." When
we see
cripples, the deaf and dumb, the blind and those with
other
handicaps amounting to something in the world, the
able-bodied
man should feel ashamed of himself if he does not
make
good.
There is
nothing that can resist the force of perseverance. The
way
ahead of all of us is not clear sailing, but all hard
passages
can be bridged, if you just think they can and
concentrate
on how to do it. But if you think the obstacles are
unsurmountable,
you will not of course try, and even if you do,
it will
be in only a half-hearted way--a way that accomplishes
nothing.
Many men
will not begin an undertaking unless they feel sure they
will
succeed in it. What a mistake! This would be right, if we
were
sure of what we could and could not do. But who knows? There
may be
an obstruction there now that might not be there next
week.
There may not be an obstruction there now that will be
there
next week. The trouble with most persons is that just as
soon as
they see their way blocked they lose courage. They forget
that
usually there is a way around the difficulty. It's up to you
to find
it. If you tackle something with little effort, when the
conditions
call for a big effort, you will of course not win.
Tackle
everything with a feeling that you will utilize all the
power
within you to make it a success. This is the kind of
concentrated
effort that succeeds.
Most
people are beaten before they start. They think they are
going to
encounter obstacles, and they look for them instead of
for
means to overcome them. The result is that they increase
their
obstacles instead of diminishing them. Have you ever
undertaken
something that you thought would be hard, but
afterwards
found it to be easy? That is the way a great many
times.
The things that look difficult in advance turn out to be
easy of
conquest when once encountered. So start out on your
journey
with the idea that the road is going to be clear for you,
and that
if it is not you will clear the way. All men that have
amounted
to anything have cleared their way and they did not have
the
assistance that you will have today.
The one
great keynote of success is to do whatever you have
decided
on. Don't be turned from your path, but resolve that you
are
going to accomplish what you set out to do. Don't be
frightened
at a few rebuffs, for they cannot stop the man that is
determined--the
man that knows in his heart that success is only
bought
by tremendous resolution, by concentrated and
whole-hearted
effort.
"He
who has a firm will," says Goethe, "molds the world to
himself."
"People
do not lack strength," says Victor Hugo; "they lack
Will."
It is
not so much skill that wins victories as it is activity and
great
determination There is no such thing as failure for the man
that
does his best. No matter what you may be working at, at the
present
time, don't let this make you lose courage. The tides are
continually
changing, and tomorrow or some other day they will
turn to
your advantage if you are a willing and are an ambitious
worker.
There is nothing that develops you and increases your
courage
like work. If it were not for work how monotonous life
would at
last become!
So I say
to the man that wants to advance, "Don't look upon your
present
position as your permanent one. Keep your eyes open, and
add
those qualities to your makeup that will assist you when your
opportunity
comes. Be ever alert and on the watch for
opportunities.
Remember, we attract what we set our minds on. If
we look
for opportunities, we find them.
If you
are the man you should be, some one is looking for you to
fill a
responsible position. So when he finds you, don't let your
attention
wander. Give it all to him. Show that you can
concentrate
your powers, that you have the makeup of a real man.
Show no
signs of fear, uncertainty or doubt. The man that is sure
of
himself is bound to get to the front. No circumstances can
prevent
him.
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