DESIRE is said to be the starting point of all achievement.
Desire is a sense of longing or hoping for a person, object, or outcome. The same sense is expressed by emotion such as "craving". When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of the item or person, and they want to take actions to obtain their goal. The motivational aspect of desire has long been noted by philosophers; Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) asserted that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.
TDESIRE is said to be the starting point of all achievement.
Desire is a sense of longing or hoping for a person, object, or outcome. The same sense is expressed by emotion such as "craving". When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of the item or person, and they want to take actions to obtain their goal. The motivational aspect of desire has long been noted by philosophers; Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) asserted that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.
The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its physical equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps:
- Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say, 'I want plenty of money'. Be definite as to the amount. (There is psychological reason for definiteness.)
- Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as 'something for nothing'.)
- Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
- Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
- Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire. Name the limit for its acquisition. State what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
- Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once for rising in the morning. AS YOU READ, SEE AND FEEL AND BELIEVE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.
It is important that you follow the instructions described in these six steps. It is especially important that you observe and follow the instructions in the sixth paragraph.
You may complain that it is impossible for you to 'see yourself in possession of money' before you actually have it. Here is where a burning desire will come to your aid. If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. The object is to want money, and to become so determined to have it that you convince yourself you will have it.
Only those who become 'money conscious' ever accumulate great riches. Money consciousness means that the mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the desire for money that one can see oneself already in possession of it.
To those who have not been schooled in the working principles of the human mind, these instructions may appear impractical. It may be helpful, to all who fail to recognise the soundness of the six steps, to know that the information they convey was received from Andrew Carnegie, who began as an ordinary labourer in the steel mills. Despite his humble beginning, Carnegie managed to make these principles yield him a fortune of considerably more than 100 million dollars.
It may be of further help to know that the six steps recommended here are not only the steps essential for the accumulation of money, but also for the attainment of any definite goal. The steps call for no 'hard labour'. They call for no sacrifice. They do not require one to become ridiculous, or credulous. To apply them calls for no great amount of education. But the successful application of these six steps does call for sufficient imagination to enable one to see, and to understand, that accumulation of money cannot be left to chance,good fortune and luck. One must realise that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring and planning before they acquired money.
You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilisation down to the present, was a dreamer. If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never them in your bank balance. Never has there been so great an opportunity for practical dreamers as now exists. We who are in this race for riches should be encouraged to know that this dynamic world in which we live is demanding new ideas, new ways of doing things, new leaders, new inventions, new method of teaching, new methods of markeating, new books, new literature, new applications for computers, new cures for diseases and new approaches to every aspect of business and life. Behind this demand for new and better things there is one quality one Mus posses to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. To accomplish this requires practical dreamers who can, and will, put their dreams into action. The practical dreamers have always been, and always will be, the pattern-makers of civilisation. We who desire to accumulate riches should remember that the real leaders of the world have always been people who harnessed, and put into practical use, the intangible, unseen forces of unborn opportunity. They have converted those forces(or impulses of thought) into skyscrapers, cities, factories, aeroplanes, cars, better health care, and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant.
Tolerance and open mind are practical necessities for the dreamer of toady. Those who are afraid of new ideas are doomed before they start. Never has there been a time more favourable to pioneers than the present. There is a vast business, financial and inindustrial world to be remoulded and redirected along new and better lines.
In planning to acquire your share of riches, let no one influence you to scorn the dreamer. To win the big stakes in this ever-changing world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilisation all that it has value, the spirit which serves as the life-blood of our society, your opportunity, and mine, to develop and market our talents. Let us not forget, Columbus dreamed of an unknown world, staked his life on the existence of such a world, and discovered it!
There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage or belief.
Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. A great poet has correctly stated this universal truth through these lines:
I bargained with Life for a penny
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For Life is just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.
Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, preached and practised that the first step in achieving success is to firmly believe that you are an excellent person who deserves success. In an article in Personal Excellence, she suggested some exercises to help create your image of excellence and begin to establish an atmosphere of success in your life. Here are some of her suggestions:
IMAGINE YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL. Always picture yourself successful. Visualise the person you desire to become. Set aside time each day to be alone and undisturbed. Get comfortable and relax. Close your eyes and concentrate on your desires and goals. See yourself in this new environment, capable and self-confidence.
REFLECT ON YOUR PAST SUCCESSES. Every success, be it large or small, is proof that you are capable of achieving more successes. Celebrate each success. You can recall it when you begin to lose faith in yourself.
SET DEFINITE GOALS. Have a clear direction of where you want to go. Be aware when you begin to deviate from these goals and take immediate corrective action.
RESPOND POSITIVELY TO LIFE. Develop a positive self-image. Your image, your reactions to life and your decisions are completely within your control.
The method by which desire for riches can be transmuted into its physical equivalent consists of six definite, practical steps:
- Fix in your mind the exact amount of money you desire. It is not sufficient merely to say, 'I want plenty of money'. Be definite as to the amount. (There is psychological reason for definiteness.)
- Determine exactly what you intend to give in return for the money you desire. (There is no such reality as 'something for nothing'.)
- Establish a definite date when you intend to possess the money you desire.
- Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.
- Write out a clear, concise statement of the amount of money you intend to acquire. Name the limit for its acquisition. State what you intend to give in return for the money, and describe clearly the plan through which you intend to accumulate it.
- Read your written statement aloud, twice daily, once just before retiring at night, and once for rising in the morning. AS YOU READ, SEE AND FEEL AND BELIEVE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.
It is important that you follow the instructions described in these six steps. It is especially important that you observe and follow the instructions in the sixth paragraph.
You may complain that it is impossible for you to 'see yourself in possession of money' before you actually have it. Here is where a burning desire will come to your aid. If you truly desire money so keenly that your desire is an obsession, you will have no difficulty in convincing yourself that you will acquire it. The object is to want money, and to become so determined to have it that you convince yourself you will have it.
Only those who become 'money conscious' ever accumulate great riches. Money consciousness means that the mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the desire for money that one can see oneself already in possession of it.
To those who have not been schooled in the working principles of the human mind, these instructions may appear impractical. It may be helpful, to all who fail to recognise the soundness of the six steps, to know that the information they convey was received from Andrew Carnegie, who began as an ordinary labourer in the steel mills. Despite his humble beginning, Carnegie managed to make these principles yield him a fortune of considerably more than 100 million dollars.
It may be of further help to know that the six steps recommended here are not only the steps essential for the accumulation of money, but also for the attainment of any definite goal. The steps call for no 'hard labour'. They call for no sacrifice. They do not require one to become ridiculous, or credulous. To apply them calls for no great amount of education. But the successful application of these six steps does call for sufficient imagination to enable one to see, and to understand, that accumulation of money cannot be left to chance,good fortune and luck. One must realise that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring and planning before they acquired money.
You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilisation down to the present, was a dreamer. If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never them in your bank balance. Never has there been so great an opportunity for practical dreamers as now exists. We who are in this race for riches should be encouraged to know that this dynamic world in which we live is demanding new ideas, new ways of doing things, new leaders, new inventions, new method of teaching, new methods of markeating, new books, new literature, new applications for computers, new cures for diseases and new approaches to every aspect of business and life. Behind this demand for new and better things there is one quality one Mus posses to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. To accomplish this requires practical dreamers who can, and will, put their dreams into action. The practical dreamers have always been, and always will be, the pattern-makers of civilisation. We who desire to accumulate riches should remember that the real leaders of the world have always been people who harnessed, and put into practical use, the intangible, unseen forces of unborn opportunity. They have converted those forces(or impulses of thought) into skyscrapers, cities, factories, aeroplanes, cars, better health care, and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant.
Tolerance and open mind are practical necessities for the dreamer of toady. Those who are afraid of new ideas are doomed before they start. Never has there been a time more favourable to pioneers than the present. There is a vast business, financial and inindustrial world to be remoulded and redirected along new and better lines.
In planning to acquire your share of riches, let no one influence you to scorn the dreamer. To win the big stakes in this ever-changing world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilisation all that it has value, the spirit which serves as the life-blood of our society, your opportunity, and mine, to develop and market our talents. Let us not forget, Columbus dreamed of an unknown world, staked his life on the existence of such a world, and discovered it!
There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage or belief.
Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. A great poet has correctly stated this universal truth through these lines:
I bargained with Life for a penny
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For Life is just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid.
Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, preached and practised that the first step in achieving success is to firmly believe that you are an excellent person who deserves success. In an article in Personal Excellence, she suggested some exercises to help create your image of excellence and begin to establish an atmosphere of success in your life. Here are some of her suggestions:
IMAGINE YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL. Always picture yourself successful. Visualise the person you desire to become. Set aside time each day to be alone and undisturbed. Get comfortable and relax. Close your eyes and concentrate on your desires and goals. See yourself in this new environment, capable and self-confidence.
REFLECT ON YOUR PAST SUCCESSES. Every success, be it large or small, is proof that you are capable of achieving more successes. Celebrate each success. You can recall it when you begin to lose faith in yourself.
SET DEFINITE GOALS. Have a clear direction of where you want to go. Be aware when you begin to deviate from these goals and take immediate corrective action.
RESPOND POSITIVELY TO LIFE. Develop a positive self-image. Your image, your reactions to life and your decisions are completely within your control.
